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Plastic letters arranged to read "Sanctions" are placed in front of Russian flag colors in this illustration taken February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Sanctions delay to Russian zinc mine causes supply miscalculation, sources say

Sanctions hinder Russia's Ozernoye from ramping up zinc output, risking 2025 supply forecasts amid soaring zinc prices.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Vale SA is pictured in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 7, 2017. Picture taken August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes/File Photo
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Vale’s third-quarter profit falls 15% on dam collapse provisions, lower ore prices

Vale's profit fell 15 per cent to $2.41 billion, beating estimates, as lower iron ore prices and Mariana dam provisions weighed on results.

FILE - Tiehm's buckwheat grows in a greenhouse in Gardnerville, Nevada, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The endangered desert wildflower stands in the way of a mining company's plans to dig for lithium to help speed production of batteries for electric cars and other green energy projects. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner, File)
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Nevada lithium mine wins final approval despite potential harm to endangered wildflower

Biden admin approves Nevada lithium mine, key to clean energy push, despite environmentalists' lawsuits over endangered wildflower.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of molten copper at Anglo American's smelter in Chagres, Chile, obtained by Reuters on April 26, 2024. Anglo American/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Can Anglo’s copper pivot help thwart renewed takeover bid?

Anglo American’s shift to copper could decide its fate: independence or a renewed BHP bid when the six-month block ends.

FILE PHOTO: A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2023.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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US Treasury allows miners to access clean energy manufacturing subsidy

The U.S. Treasury will now allow some mining firms to access a tax credit for clean energy components, after industry pushback.

FILE PHOTO: A worker is seen at Anglo American's Los Bronces copper mine in Chile, obtained by Reuters on April 26, 2024.  Anglo American/Handout via REUTERS/ File Photo
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Anglo American copper, diamond output down in Q3, 2024 guidance unchanged

Anglo American reported a Q3 drop in copper and diamond production but maintained 2024 guidance amid restructuring efforts.

Mining samples are displayed at a Teck Resources booth at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 1, 2020.  REUTERS/Chris Helgren/ File Photo
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Teck Resources reports Q3 profit beat, cuts FY copper production forecast

Teck Resources' Q3 profit beats estimates on record Chile copper output, despite lowering full-year production outlook.

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Clean energy adoption in Global South overtakes North on path to growth

The Global South is adopting renewable energy technologies at a faster rate than the Global North: Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

FILE PHOTO: A drone view of smoke from burning vegetation rising in a rainforest at the municipality of Bonfim, state of Roraima, Brazil February 28, 2024. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo
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Brazil launches platform to attract foreign investment for climate and ecological projects

Brazil launched a $10.8B platform at IMF meetings to fund green projects, targeting energy, industry, and nature solutions.

Cacique Bayara, leader of the Pataxo Geru-Tucuna village, located in the municipality of Acucena in Minas Gerais, Brazil, speaks to the media outside the Rolls Building of the High Court amid a lawsuit against the BHP Group over the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam in Brazil, in London, Britain, October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
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BHP says claim it put safety over profit ‘unjustified’ in Brazilian dam collapse case

BHP denies profit-before-safety claims in Brazil dam collapse lawsuit, calling allegations unrealistic and unjustified.

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