The $2.5-billion Dominga copper mining project in Chile will have to be reviewed again by an environmental tribune, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, to consider demands made by environmental groups and claims by parent company Andes Iron.
The copp…
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Rio Tinto is exploring for diamonds in Canada as part of its plans to stay in the sector despite the looming closure of its Argyle mine in Australia, known for extremely rare pink diamonds, the firm’s head of copper and diamonds said.
Demand and price…
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The United States on Thursday said nine countries have joined its initiative to help discover and develop reserves of minerals used to make electric vehicles, part of an effort to cut the world’s reliance on China for the high-tech materials.
Secretar…
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A landslide at a gold mine in northwestern Chad has killed about 30 people, the defence minister said on Thursday. Defence Minister Mahamat Sala told Reuters that the mine, which is located near the Libyan border, collapsed early on Tuesday and that mo…
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Brazilian iron-ore miner Vale said on Thursday it will start supplying a new iron ore product ‘GF88’, hematite or ground fines used for pelletizing, in the first quarter of 2020.
Vale, the top global pellets and pellet feed producer, expects the pell…
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An effort to set standards for determining which financial products qualify as "green" should be delayed until the end of 2022, European Union governments agreed on Wednesday, and might end up including investments in coal and nuclear power.
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An effort to set standards for determining which financial products qualify as "green" should be delayed until the end of 2022, European Union (EU) governments agreed on Wednesday, and might end up including investments in coal and nuclear powe…
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China’s Tianqi Lithium, one of the world’s biggest lithium producers, said on Tuesday that its Australian unit had signed a long-term supply agreement with Swedish battery maker Northvolt.
Tianqi Lithium Kwinana, which recently launched a processing p…
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Norsk Hydro, one of the world’s largest aluminium producers, aims to get its cost-cutting efforts back on track after major operational setbacks in the last year-and-a-half, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
The company’s new goal is to boost earni…
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An influential lobby group for Australia’s multi-billion dollar coal mining industry has launched an advertising blitz to rally public support for an overhaul of state planning laws after a commission blocked new projects citing climate change concerns…
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