November 27, 2024 RANKED: Top 20 automakers by EV battery metal spending Value of the graphite, lithium, nickel, cobalt and magnesium contained in EV batteries is up 38% from the lows struck in January.
November 27, 2024 Gina Rinehart closer to opening contested coal mine in Canada Australia's richest woman gathered support from more than 70% of the locals in the Alberta region that is home to the Grassy Mountain mine.
November 26, 2024 China’s seaborne coal imports fall sharply amid shift to Russia, Mongolia supply China has seen its market share of seaborne coal imports fall sharply over the past two years, down from the 93% between 2015-2022 to 76% in 2023-2024.
November 26, 2024 Biden officials make last-ditch push for Greenland mining investment Greenland contains large deposits of most of the minerals considered critical by the US Geological Survey.
November 26, 2024 Trump’s tariff threat to top trading partners roils markets Trump said he would impose additional 10% tariffs on goods from China and 25% tariffs on all products from Mexico and Canada.
November 24, 2024 Australia to propose tax incentives for critical minerals The proposed law will set up a tax incentive worth 10% of relevant processing and refining costs for 31 critical minerals.
November 23, 2024 Column: Trump 2.0 won’t reverse Biden’s critical minerals push Donald Trump has described the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as a "green scam" and vowed to repeal it after he returns to the White House in January.
November 22, 2024 Could Trump’s deregulation quest speed permitting in Canada too? Rolling back environmental regulations and speeding up permitting for oil and gas as well as mining projects could put pressure on Canada to do the same.
November 21, 2024 Sierra Leone woos miners to clean energy with $11 billion plan Most mining firms rely on their own diesel supplies to extract iron ore, diamonds, rutile and bauxite in the resource-rich country.
November 21, 2024 UK gov’t finds Glencore fell short of business guidelines in Chad Case centres on a 2018 toxic spill at the Badila oilfield, equivalent in volume to 34 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
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