Australia’s mining hub needs workers for boom times
Some $105 billion in projects in Western Australia’s resources sector may not be fully realized unless the state addresses a chronic shortage in skilled workers.
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Ganfeng to invest in solar-powered lithium project in Argentina
Company will use a 120-MW photovoltaic system to generate electricity for a lithium extraction plant in Salta province's Salar de Llullaillaco.
Russian billionaire Potanin will not join in Nornickel buyback
Potanin owns a 34.6% stake in Nornickel, which plans to buy up to 3.4% of its shares for $2-billion.
Volvo and Northvolt team up to build new battery gigafactory in Europe
Partnership will help Volvo’s efforts to make half of its cars fully electric by mid-decade and all of them 100% electric by 2030.
World’s first fossil-free steel plant fueled by hydrogen
Sweden’s Hybrit is developing a rock cavern storage facility for fossil-free hydrogen gas, which will be used in the pilot plant for direct reduction in Luleå.
Cornish Lithium raises over $8m to boost UK projects
It's now valued at just over £80m (about $111m) — double its valuation when it last tapped investors in October.
China tightens grip on coal market as prices continue to rise
Chinese regulators shut more coal mines amid rising concern over industrial accidents.
Hudbay says underground mining at Lalor mine halted after fatality
No other personnel were injured and the scene has been secured, company says.
Climate ‘bad banks’ dedicated to running down coal mines
Investing in coal mine 'bad banks' not necessarily sustainable.
