Labor tensions are ratcheting up again in Chile
There’s still time to prevent strikes at Cerro Colorado and Salvador, but the rhetoric suggests it will be a hard task.
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American Lithium reports best extraction results to date, shares up
The company has achieved 97.4% extraction using warm sulfuric acid leach on the TLC claystone mineralization.
Iron ore price rises on China steel demand optimism
China’s success in stamping out latest covid-19 outbreak also bolstered the outlook for commodities from copper to oil.
SQM told to resubmit compliance plan as lithium scrutiny grows
Company has 15 business days to address technical observations related to the impact of removing the solution from the Atacama salt pan.
Dust at BHP’s iron ore mines poses health hazard
The state's environmental regulator this month began a review into elevated levels of airborne dust at BHP's Whaleback and Newman mines in the Pilbara.
China’s CATL, Huayou eye 10% stakes in miner Jinchuan Intl
CATL is looking to shore up supply of raw materials such as cobalt.
Rio Tinto-led plan for major lithium mine stirs protests in Serbia
Rio Tinto in July committed $2.4 billion to its Jadar project as global miners push into metals needed for the green energy transition.
World’s largest trona deposit emits enough methane to power 1m homes
If processed into natural gas, the estimated rate of 950kg/h of methane emissions from trona mines in Wyoming could supply electricity for a year to 1 million homes.
Taliban open for Russia to tap Afghanistan’s natural resources
Russia's ambassador to Kabul said the Taliban is open for Russia's participation in developing Afghanistan's natural resources.
