UK needs to revive rich mining past to counter China’s minerals grip
The reopening of the South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall is part of a wave of mining activity across England’s southwestern tip.
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World’s biggest nuclear power plant being planned in Canada
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Huayou commissions $300 million Zimbabwe lithium plant
The Arcadia plant took nine months to construct and started exporting concentrates in April.