Japan to end financing of key coal projects under climate pledge
Asia’s second-largest economy will stop providing government-backed yen loans to the Matarbari 2 coal expansion project in Bangladesh.
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Indigenous Ecuadorians fight back as metal mining eats into Amazon
More than 60% of ancestral Shuar territory, spread over 568,000 acres, is covered by mining concessions.
Stellantis to take 8% stake in lithium supplier Vulcan
Carmaker will invest $52 million to buy a 8% stake in miner Vulcan Energy Resources.
Column: Zinc’s turn to feel the squeeze as LME stocks evaporate
It's an unwelcome development for the exchange after it had to suspend the nickel contract in March, writes Andy Home.
Sibanye-Stillwater’s Montana mine to remain halted for 4-6 weeks
The Stillwater mine, which accounts for 60% of the company’s production in the US, may remain shut until August.
New oxidation-resistant copper thin films may change the electronics, semiconductor game
Oxidation-resistant copper thin films could potentially replace gold in semiconductor devices.
Mining People: C3 Metals, Jasper Mining, Pasofino Gold, Trojan Gold
Key moves in the mining sector.
Cornish Lithium secures further $11m for UK project
The amount corresponds to the second tranche of a $22m funding package agreed with TechMet in November.
Lithium King crowned in dictatorship sees $3.5bn fortune at risk
Chile's constitutional rewrite may create a national lithium company that would compete with SQM, in which Julio Ponce Lerou is a top shareholder.
