What is artisanal gold and why is it booming?
There are now around 15-20 million artisanal miners in the world.
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Bolivia’s new lithium tsar says country should go it alone
Bolivia has been producing around 400 metric tones of lithium per year in a test site.
Peruvian mining minister says lithium mining regulation ‘ready this year’
The government said it was receiving support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in drawing up legislation.
RWE to cut one in three jobs in $2.9bn coal exit deal
Germany's biggest power producer will cut about 6,000 jobs, or nearly a third of its current workforce, by 2030.
Sibanye cuts fewer jobs than planned in Marikana restructuring
In September, Sibanye said it planned to cut around 5,270 jobs, or about 6% of its workforce.
Vale halts Esperança tailings operations
Vale cited the need to do a technical evaluation and potentially carry out work to improve safety at the site.
German carmakers, unions urge more government help for electric shift
The government will discuss how to loosen employment rules to facilitate short-term working hours.
Brazil police say key part of Vale dam probe to wrap up in June
The police probe is one of several parallel investigations into the causes of the dam's collapse, which killed at least 255 people just under a year ago.
Majority of British Columbians recognize importance of metals market – report
Two-thirds of the group reported that mineral exploration and mining industries provide the raw materials required to transition to low carbon technologies.
