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Serbian government blasts green groups for scuttling Rio Tinto’s lithium project

The world's shortage of lithium would be exacerbated with the cancellation of the Jadar project, experts said.

Reuters | January 21, 2022 | 12:35 pm

Back to drawing board for new Rio chief as lithium mine scrapped

Serbia’s decision is a blow to Stausholm, who after winning…

Bloomberg News | January 21, 2022 | 11:12 am

LME boss quits for crypto after bruising year

The change comes after a third consecutive annual drop in…

Bloomberg News | January 21, 2022 | 10:38 am

Nickel price bulls gamble on tight LME supplies

Worries about availability come from inventories in LME registered warehouses…

Reuters | January 20, 2022 | 10:39 am

Rio Tinto shares slump as Serbia pulls plug on its $2.4bn lithium project

"As far as project Jadar is concerned, this is an…

Reuters | January 20, 2022 | 10:02 am

Vulcan Energy, Frankfurt-based Nobian seek to develop lithium plant

The potential deal comes as demand for lithium hydroxide sees a surge due to shifting preferences towards electric cars.

Reuters | January 10, 2022 | 9:46 pm

LME’s metal trading hit lowest since 2010 despite record prices

Volumes declined for a third year, extending a slump seen in 2020 amid falling industrial output and the closure of its open-outcry pit.

Bloomberg News | January 10, 2022 | 1:05 pm

France plans $1.1 billion to safeguard metals for EV batteries

New report calls for spending on “strategic metals” supply that could include investment in mines.

Bloomberg News | January 10, 2022 | 12:57 pm

Mawson receives key decisions for Rajapalot gold-cobalt project in Finland

Lapland council voted 42-6 in favour of developing the deposit.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 10, 2022 | 7:47 am

Norway’s Yara to stop buying potash from Belarus due to sanctions

Western powers accuse Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko of rigging a 2020 presidential election and have piled sanctions on his regime.

Reuters | January 10, 2022 | 1:51 am

Gold catalyst helps transform methane into methanol, acetic acid

Researchers produced methanol and acetic acid by reacting methane with oxygen in the presence of a catalyst made from gold and the zeolite ZSM-5.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 9, 2022 | 7:37 am

Energy transition is upside risk to ECB forecasts, Schnabel says

The European Central Bank’s inflation forecasts may need to be revised upward because of the continent’s attempts to cut carbon emissions.

Bloomberg News | January 8, 2022 | 5:35 pm

Irish central bank added to gold reserves in November

The Irish central bank added 78 million euros ($88 million) to its gold reserves in November.

Bloomberg News | January 7, 2022 | 9:54 am

Czechs look to exit coal by 2033 despite calls to move faster

Experts say new target might not be soon enough to keep global temperatures warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

Bloomberg News | January 7, 2022 | 6:54 am

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Serbian government blasts green groups for scuttling Rio Tinto’s lithium project

Back to drawing board for new Rio chief as lithium mine scrapped

LME boss quits for crypto after bruising year

Nickel price bulls gamble on tight LME supplies

Rio Tinto shares slump as Serbia pulls plug on its $2.4bn lithium project

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