Tuesday, 22 April 2025

Focus on Minerals

FILE PHOTO: A sign adorns the building where mining company Rio Tinto has their office in Perth, Western Australia, November 19, 2015.   REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
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Top four iron ore miners’ carbon emissions reduction promises

Factobx: The carbon emissions reduction targets and goals set out by the world's biggest four iron ore miners

FILE PHOTO: A small toy figure and mineral imitation are seen in front of the BHP logo in this illustration taken November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
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Miner BHP’s carbon emissions to rise slightly this year

BHP Group's operational carbon emissions are set for a "small increase" this financial year, an executive revealed on Wednesday

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the ExxonMobil oil refinery in Port-Jerome-sur-Seine, France, March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
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ExxonMobil says French refinery may be suspended if strike continues

PARIS (Reuters) – ExxonMobil may need to suspend production at its Gravenchon refinery in northern France if striking workers continue to block access...

FILE PHOTO: Lithium evaporation ponds are seen at Albemarle Lithium production facility in Silver Peak, Nevada, U.S. October 6, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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Albemarle plans more lithium auctions to boost market transparency

"Lithium prices that we're facing at these levels are concerning...but I believe the energy transition is inevitable. Our long term demand projections (for...

Emergency personnel work at the site of a deadly fire at a lithium battery factory owned by South Korean battery maker Aricell, in Hwaseong, South Korea, June 24, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-ji
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South Korea battery maker apologises for deadly fire, says it complied with safety rules

The owners of the factory said they had complied with all required safety precautions.

Niger's military rulers have have broken ties with France, the former colonial power and traditional partne (AFP)
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Major Niger uranium mine back in public control: govt

Niger's military rulers have broken ties with France and have now revoked the licence of nuclear fuel producer Ornao.

A refiner pours bars of gold at a mine in Canada on Wednesday, August 24, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Yukon mine halts operations after system failure, says infrastructure damaged

A technical report suggested "significant" heap leach failure had caused a landslide near a mine in Yukon.

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks at a press conference about changes to capital gains tax legislation, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 10, 2024.  REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo
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Canada, inspired by EU and US, considers imposing import tariffs on Chinese EVs

Canada's government is considering whether to impose tariffs on China-made electric vehicles as it seeks to align itself with allies against what they...

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