June 8, 2021 World needs Congo copper to kick fossil fuels, Friedland says “If we came from Mars and we were sent in our flying saucer to orbit the Earth to find copper, we would definitely go to Katanga in the southern part…
June 8, 2021 Miners should target smaller deposits for clean energy era, says PwC Battery minerals represented less than 3% of the top 40 miners' total revenue in 2020.
June 8, 2021 Biden administration sets up ‘strike force’ to go after China on trade The United States plans to combat unfair trade practices that have contributed to a "hollowing out" of supply chains.
June 8, 2021 Deep mines in Sweden considered microbial graveyards Researchers explored over 30 deep mines in the Swedish Precambrian basement to search for ancient life.
June 7, 2021 Chile calls for debate on how to best tap the boom In its current form, a royalty bill approved by the lower house last month would take company taxes well beyond the range of other major copper jurisdictions.
June 7, 2021 Chile posts $1.314bn trade surplus in May, copper exports up 70% y/y The value of copper shipments increased 70% year-on-year to $4.967 billion in May.
June 7, 2021 Funds flood into Australian battery mineral explorers – report Australian-listed explorers raised A$2.37 billion ($1.81 billion) in the March 2021 quarter, the most since BDO started the series in 2013.
June 6, 2021 Check this out: 21 years of Collahuasi mining in 21 seconds Time-lapse of Collahuasi copper mining created using Landsat true colour images.
June 6, 2021 New Peruvian president to deal with dozens of mining-related conflicts The Ombudsman Office reported that over 64% of the 191 social conflicts registered in recent months in Peru are linked to social and environmental concerns related to mining operations.
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