November 27, 2020 EU to secure access to 30 critical raw materials The European Raw Materials Alliance will focus on increasing domestic production and promoting recycling of vital elements, particularly rare earths.
November 26, 2020 Dubai gets Arab Gulf’s first, and perhaps last, coal power plant Dubai is starting up the $3.4 billion Hassyan coal plant, with capacity being increased from an initial 600 mega watts to 2,400 by 2023.
November 26, 2020 Business rights or human rights? Swiss vote shines spotlight on companies Glencore has become the unwilling poster child of a campaign to change the constitution so Swiss companies are liable at home for human rights abuses or environmental harm they cause…
November 26, 2020 Savannah’s Portugal lithium project moves to next permitting phase Mina do Barroso is expected to become Europe’s first significant producer of spodumene, a hard-rock form of lithium.
November 25, 2020 Women in Mining report receives record nominations in 2020 The names of over 600 women from 60 countries were submitted to be included in the “100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining” book.
November 23, 2020 LKAB eyes huge investment in CO2-free production The energy required corresponds to around a third of Sweden's current electricity production of around 160 terawatt-hours.
November 23, 2020 Trafigura inks cobalt deal with DRC artisanal miners Agreement with the Congolese government will help improve conditions at informal mine sites in return for cobalt supplies.
November 22, 2020 New tool predicts the flow of groundwater in abandoned coal mines The solution uses stacks of satellite images of the same location taken every few days and allows for picking up even the slightest topographical changes over time.
November 20, 2020 Zinc price soars on supply squeeze even as stealth stocks build LME three-month zinc hit a fresh 18-month high of $2,793 per tonne on Friday and is even outperforming high-flying copper.
November 19, 2020 KGHM sees output continuing despite the pandemic Company said while there was a risk of closing some mines or smelters, overall production would continue.
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