Highest levels of atmospheric mercury pollution now found in Amazon rainforest due to gold mining
Illegal gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon is causing exceptionally high levels of atmospheric mercury, new research has found.
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Perseus Mining secures key stakes in two African gold assets
Deal gives Perseus indirect access to Orca Gold's Block 14 project in Sudan and Montage Gold's Kone asset in Côte d’Ivoire.
Vulcan inks binding lithium hydroxide supply deal with LG Energy
Vulcan, which aims to produce lithium hydroxide from Germany's Upper Rhine Valley, has already inked supply deals with Volkswagen and Stellantis among others.
Three massive amethyst clusters recovered from historic Bolivian mine
Three massive amethyst clusters, the largest to be unearthed in 20 years, have been recovered from the historic Anahí mine in Bolivia.
Energy transition saw record investment in 2021 — report
BloombergNEF reports that global investment in the energy transition totalled $755 billion in 2021.
Mechanism that promotes record high hydride ion conductivity advances hydrogen storage systems
An element commonly classified as rare earth is being used to advance energy storage systems.
RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest gold projects
Once again, the Pebble mine project in Alaska takes the #1 spot.
Fed caves on tightenings
The Fed caved on its last quantitative-tightening attempt, abandoning it years early.
