June 6, 2023 Australia maps all of its tailings dams A new Atlas of Australian Mine Waste aims to provide industry with opportunities to extract critical metals from previously mined rock.
June 2, 2023 Congo halts ERG’s copper project after waste leakage The suspension is the latest sign of strained relations between copper miners and the Congolese government.
June 1, 2023 Renewable energy capacity to hit record growth in 2023 – IEA Renewable power capacity is expected to jump by 107 gigawatts the largest absolute increase ever, to more than 440 gigawatts in 2023.
May 31, 2023 EU seeks critical minerals deals with more African countries So far the EU has signed partnerships with countries such as Canada, Kazakhstan, Namibia and Ukraine.
May 29, 2023 Australia sees ‘enormous market’ for its battery metals in US President Joe Biden’s signature climate policy is helping drive a golden age of mineral exploration in Australia, said the Australian Trade Minister.
May 28, 2023 Biden’s green subsidies are speeding the UK car industry’s decline Current and former British auto executives express a sense of alarm at how the UK government has dawdled in the face of overwhelming competition.
May 26, 2023 China, Congo presidents meet in Beijing amid mining disputes The governments agreed to conduct regular reviews of their cooperation in the mining industry and address related disputes through “friendly negotiations.”
May 26, 2023 Deep-sea mining may affect thousands of new species found in hotspot Scientists have identified more than 5,500 entirely new species in the CCZ of the Pacific Ocean, an area targeted by deep-sea miners.
May 25, 2023 Congo to hike stake in copper, cobalt venture with China The DRC aims to boost its stake in a cobalt and copper joint venture with Chinese firms to 70% from 32%.
May 19, 2023 Congo President heads to China amid mining contract negotiations Felix Tshisekedi will visit China next week as the two nations look to conclude the re-negotiation of a $6.2 billion mineral-for-infrastructure deal.
Chilean regulator to launch ‘unprecedented’ audit of Codelco-SQM lithium deal The regulator said that it was prevented from ruling on most of the claims due to previous court rulings. December 19, 2025 | 08:56 am
