Lithium mining, climate change impacting flamingo populations in Chile
Two of the three flamingo species that breed in the lithium-rich Atacama salt flat have lost 10 to 12% of their populations in just 11 years.
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Guinea junta halts Rio Tinto’s Simandou iron ore project
The 2-billion-tonne iron ore deposit has sat undeveloped in Guinea's southeast for 25 years.
Australia’s Nickel Mines drops share purchase plan amid market volatility
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India’s Russian coal imports could be highest in over two years in March
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Chile regulator fines BHP’s Escondida mine for damage in Salar de Atacama
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Metal thieves stealing exhaust pipes send US auto claims 1,000% higher
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