Chifeng Jilong walks away from deal to buy Bibiani mine in Ghana
Company cancelled an agreement to buy the gold mine, saying it had not received timely information from the seller about the termination of the mining lease.
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The company and minority partner BHP have spent $2 billion but have yet to produce any copper.
Arizona mining fight pits economy, EVs against conservation, culture
Rio Tinto's hopes to one of the world's largest underground copper mines, which conservationists and Native Americans fighting mine supporters.
CO2 emissions from cobalt production expected to soar — report
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Australian lithium miners Orocobre and Galaxy to merge in $3bn deal
Business combination creates world’s fifth-biggest producer of lithium chemicals, used to make EV batteries.
Equinox sells Brazil mine, focuses on Canadian growth
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Arctic Star discovers Birch Kimberlite at Diagras project
The Vancouver-based miner said the discovery was made by drilling a vertical hole into an EM and gravity anomaly.
Roadmap for US’ clean transportation future unveiled
Researchers say the production of lithium, cobalt, and graphite must expand dramatically to meet the demand enabled by high levels of electric vehicle manufacturing.
Nuclear scanning allows for better detection of precious metals in drill cores, scientists say
Researchers from ANSTO and Macquarie University proved that using neutrons from the OPAL reactor provides new clarity for mineralogical assessments.
