Panama to hold referendum on First Quantum contract, halts new projects
President Laurentino Cortizo said locals will decide on Dec. 17 whether to revoke the controversial 20-year contract.
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Germany’s Scholz says his country willing to invest in Nigerian gas, minerals
"There is a willingness to invest, especially in critical minerals," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told reporters.
Panamanian protesters break into international port used by First Quantum Minerals
As protests continue against First Quantum’s Cobre Panamá operation, the Canadian miner asks authorities to protect its workers and facilities.
Traders and banks strike deals in Russian metals as taboo fades
A handful of Western banks and traders from Citigroup to Trafigura Group are increasingly willing to enter new deals for Russian metals.
Death toll rises to 45 in ArcelorMittal Kazakh coal mine fire
The accident took place at the Kostenko mine after what appeared to be a methane leak.
Australia’s science agency reports breakthrough in concentrated solar thermal energy storage
The technology is expected to support the decarbonization of Australia’s heavy industry.
The energy chief trying to get the UK to speed up carbon capture
Centrica Plc boss Chris O’Shea is on a mission to show the UK government that it needs to speed up carbon capture projects.
The world’s iron ore powerhouse is preparing to reinvent itself
For the first time in a generation, the spectre of disruption looms over mining’s most reliable profit generator.
US, UK make progress on critical minerals agreement, US says
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said "significant progress" was made on a US-UK critical minerals agreement in talks on Saturday in Japan.
