Congo president names mining company CEO as prime minister
Sama Lukonde Kyenge, CEO of Gecamines, has been named prime minister of the world’s biggest cobalt producer.
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Ford joins global initiative to promote responsible mining
Ford said its planned investment in EVs would increase the company's reliance on mined material.
Drones reveal previously unknown features of Roman-era gold operations
Mines in León, Spain, constitute Europe’s largest ancient mining infrastructure and host a 1,200-kilometre hydraulic network.
Eleven killed in rebel raids on Congo’s second city
Lubumbashi is the capital of the mineral-rich province of Haut-Katanga, where Ivanhoe and MMG have concessions.
Carbon footprint of nickel sulphate transport may start to worry OEMs – report
ESG concerns will be the result of the rising supply of MHP aimed at responding to the demand for battery metal commodities.
Botswana names Canadian firm as preferred bidder for copper mine
The African country picked Premium Nickel Resources as the preferred bidder for its shuttered copper mining group BCL Ltd.
Lithium could help control extreme heat in future fusion facilities
Injecting pellets of lithium into a tokamak’s divertor could help control high-risk conditions.
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US judge will not stop land transfer for Rio Tinto mine in Arizona
The judge’s decision is likely to escalate the clash between members of Arizona’s San Carlos Apache Tribe, who consider the land home to deities, and Rio and minority partner BHP
