Peru community blocks key mining highway amid protests
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Copper price retreats on China demand worries
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US scientists make breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy
Scientists in California have made a key breakthrough with the potential to transform the global energy landscape.
Teck’s new CEO looks to tap cash from coal to fuel copper expansion
Copper represents less than a fifth of the company's sales.
SolGold shares dive despite raising $36m with Jiangxi backing
The miner is said to be at the centre of a bidding war between Jiangxi, China’s largest copper miner on the one side, and a possible BHP-Newcrest alliance on the other.
New electrolyte allows Li-ion batteries to heat up without risk of fire
Researchers have developed a non-flammable electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries that allows the devices to continue to function at high temperatures.
Banks have loopholes to keep financing coal, study says
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BHP invests in Gates and Friedland-backed firm I-Rox
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Panama’s Chamber of Commerce worried about government negotiations with First Quantum Minerals
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce expressed concern over the “erratic turn” the negotiations between the government and First Quantum Mineral have taken.
