EU tags copper and nickel as strategic, but industry wants more
The Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) unveiled by the EU adds the two major industrial metals to a list that had previously focused on more niche minerals.
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Vale scrubs coal from iron ore pellets for first time
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BHP’s Project Dig unearths 100-million-year-old fossil in Western Queensland
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Rio Tinto appoints directors with mining, renewable energy experience
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Death toll from Colombia coal mine explosion climbs to 21
Death toll from Colombia coal mine explosion climbs to 21.
