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Rio Tinto to publish site-by-site water usage data

The interactive database details permitted surface water allocation volumes, the site’s annual allocation usage, and the associated catchment runoff from average annual rainfall estimate.

Staff Writer | March 22, 2023 | 11:52 am

Opinion: Contentious deep sea mining code talks enter final stretch

Lockheed’s sudden departure leaves no Western mining contractor with pockets deep enough to finance the billions of dollars needed to launch a seabed mining operation.

Bloomberg News | March 22, 2023 | 11:47 am

Clean Energy Canada: clean energy job gains to outpace fossil fuel declines

Report states 2.2 million jobs will be gained in the clean energy sector.

Staff Writer | March 22, 2023 | 11:41 am

Metso Outotec introduces scalable thickening plant

The thickening plant units are Metso Outotec’s fifth complete plant unit launch for concentrator plants.

Staff Writer | March 22, 2023 | 11:28 am

Cirba Solutions to pour $300m into South Carolina battery recycling plant

The plant will produce materials to power over 500,000 batteries every year, the company said.

Reuters | March 22, 2023 | 10:09 am

Chile pushes new lithium extraction method in risk to future supply

Chile’s government plans to require all new lithium projects to tap a production technique that’s barely used commercially anywhere in a bid to reduce water losses.

Bloomberg News | March 22, 2023 | 9:57 am