De Beers agrees to give Botswana more rough diamonds in new sales pact
A new deal gradually increases to 50% the share of rough stones Botswana gets from its joint venture with De Beers.
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EU countries seek to stretch raw material targets, add aluminum
The European Commission proposed in March that EU extraction of 16 "strategic raw materials", including lithium and copper.
Pentagon ordered to probe undersea mining to counter China
Undersea mining is still illegal under international law and environmentalists rail against it for threatening ocean ecosystems with habitat damage, silt and noise.
Brazil mining regulator squeezed by staffing, budget cuts, labor leader says
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Lithium start-up seeks cash from Berlin to bring project to life
Vulcan Energy is seeking support for the €1.5 billion project in the upper Rhine Valley that the firm hopes to bring online in 2025.
Copper price rises despite slow recovery in China
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