Teck’s Quebrada Blanca mine in Chile faces environmental charges
Chile’s environmental regulator has filed eight charges claiming Teck failed to comply with vegetation and animals protection measures.
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New thermal management network aims to make Li-ion batteries safer
A 3D, thermally-conductive boron nitride network greatly improves thermal conductivity compared to random distribution in lithium-ion batteries.
Mining People: Newcrest, Perpetua, PolyMet, SilverCrest, Wheaton Precious
Key moves in the mining sector.
Serbian elections could improve chances for Rio Tinto’s lithium project
Should the country’s pro-mining president be re-elected, Rio Tinto could have a chance to have the licence for its Jadar project reinstated.
China economic activity gauge falls to 2nd lowest on record in March
Copper prices comfortably above $10,000 and iron ore prices at 7-month highs continue to defy predictions as Chinese PMIs drop into contraction territory.
Biden team weighs a massive release of oil to combat inflation
West Texas Intermediate futures dropped as much as 5.5% on Thursday on signs the U.S. was considering the release.
Copper tightness ‘is far beyond a price issue,’ Freeport CEO says
"The market is going to need it far faster than companies like ours can produce it.”
Taseko ups reserves, extends Gibraltar mine life another 23 years
In February, Taseko and Williams Lake First Nation renewed their participation and co-operation agreement for the Gibraltar mine in British Columbia.
Some gold refineries are refusing to remelt Russian bars
Russian gold’s pariah status underlines the contradictions in raw materials markets toward Moscow’s war.
