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Australia launches Critical Minerals Strategy 2019 focused on innovation and tech

The plan puts emphasis on emphasis on agritech, aerospace, defense, renewable energy and telecommunications.

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Walker River and Smooth Rock to join forces in Nevada gold-copper project

The companies want to enter into an exploration agreement with option to form a joint venture on the Garfield Flats project.

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U.N., ethical investors join miners quest for global tailings rules

Currently there are no established global standards defining what a tailings dam is, how to build one and how to care for it after it is decommissioned.

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More than a third of gold mines in Congo exposed to Ebola — report

In its current form, the epidemic won’t impact the nation’s cobalt production, as the vast distance from the Katanga region largely prevents its spread, says global risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft.

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