New 2D materials could be the key to high-capacity batteries
A new promising family of 2D materials combines transition metal carbides and transition metal dichalcogenides.
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Chile and Ecuador restart copper talks after yearslong impasse
Ecuador and Chile have resumed negotiations over a partnership to develop a major copper deposit.
Canada to invest millions to cut emissions at BHP potash mine
Canada will announce a multi-million dollar investment to make the Jansen potash mine the cleanest and most sustainable in the world.
New working group to monitor truce between Las Bambas, Peruvian Indigenous communities
The new committee will keep track of the commitments agreed upon by MMG and the Indigenous communities protesting against its Las Bambas copper mine.
POSCO to halt some plants as S.Korea trucker strike continues
POSCO will halt some of its plants in Korea due to a lack of space to store finished products.
South African trade unions sign wage deal with Sibanye
Two South African trade unions have signed a three-year wage agreement with miner Sibanye Stillwater.
Ontario developer finds massive cache of pure synthetic graphite at planned housing site
King & Benton found more than it was bargaining for when it acquired the former Union Carbide synthetic graphite manufacturing facility in Welland, Ontario.
Copper more effective than silver in killing covid virus
Both copper and silver release bacteria-killing ions due to corrosion but only the red metal is effective against the covid-19 virus.
German union calls on steel workers to hold further warning strikes
Employers failed to meet German union IG Metall's wage increase demands in the third round of talks.
