Electric car demand fuelling rise in child labour in DR Congo – campaigners
"There is absolutely no way any company in the world could assure its consumers that the cobalt in its products is not tainted by child labour."
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Cardero completes acquisition of historic Arizona copper mine
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US Supreme Court to decide fate of Virginia’s uranium mining ban
Supreme Court will have to decide whether the southeastern state hast the right to regulate uranium mining or that should be done by the federal government.
Largo to expand vanadium mine in Brazil
The Maracás Menchen mine has a take-or-pay off-take agreement with Glencore for 100% of its vanadium material.
Nova Scotia miners to give C$8,000 to those who can prove industry ‘rocks’
The judging panel includes former Minister of Natural Resources and current Transportation Minister Lloyd Hines, Chief Terry Paul of Membertou First Nation and MINING.com’s own Cecilia Jamasmie.
