Brazil’s hidden treasures
Country still takes baby steps when it comes to research and exploration compared to major producers like Canada and Australia, or even neighbors Chile and Peru.
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Pensana Rare Earths gets $9m from Angola wealth fund to develop project
The Longonjo project is slated to be the world's first major rare earth mine to be brought online in over a decade.
Cleveland-Cliffs to buy ArcelorMittal USA for $1.4 billion
The deal would make Cleveland-Cliffs the biggest flat-rolled steel producer in North America.
Rio Tinto ready for talks over Bougainville mine
The stance marks a change from April, when Rio rebuffed a request for a review of health and safety concerns at the giant copper mine.
Vale suspends waste disposal operations at Viga plant
Activities at the Viga mine are unaffected, company said.
Lucapa’s sale fresh sign of diamond market recovery
The miner and its partners in Angola have sold $5.6 million worth of diamonds from the Lulo mine, in a fresh sign that the market is slowly improving.
New copper composite to support wider EV adoption
US-based researchers produced a lighter weight conductive material by depositing and aligning carbon nanotubes on flat copper substrates.
First LiSTR direct lithium extraction facility in US open
LiSTR is an environmentally friendly technology that selectively extracts lithium ions from tail brine.
Piedmont Lithium stock soars on confirmed Tesla deal
Piedmont had accidentally released the five-year agreement last week, following the hyped “Tesla Battery Days.”
