Analysis: Biden’s EV minerals cash fruitless without permitting reform
President Joe Biden last week doled out $2.8-billion to miners developing new US sources of lithium, nickel, copper, and other EV minerals.
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Newcrest suspends operations at Brucejack mine following “critical incident”
Incident involved an individual belonging to its mining and development contractor in British Columbia.
LME adds artisanal mining to green register, sets 2040 net-zero goal
LMEpassport will now also include standards regarding artisanal mining.
Gemfields resumes Mozambique operations after nearby attack
Company halted operations last week after an attack attributed to insurgents was reported near the Montepuez ruby mine.
Metal-CO2 batteries closer to becoming a thing
There is now an innovative way to overcome the energy efficiency issues that so far have plagued metal-carbon dioxide batteries.
Giant gold mine in South Africa emulates Toyota to boost profit
Gold Fields looked at Toyota’s processes in a bid to turn South Deep into a so-called tier 1 mine.
Australia joins pledge to cut methane emissions 30% by 2030
The cheapest way for Australia to reduce methane emissions is to reduce leaks from coal mines, according to a recent analysis.
Scientists want to produce cosmic mineral to replace REEs in industrial magnets
Researchers are looking to decouple rare earths from magnet production.
