Monday, 20 January 2025

Focus on Critical Minerals

Trucks from the Las Bambas mine circulate along the mining corridor between Sayhua and Ccapacmarca, near Ccapacmarca, Peru, January 19, 2022. Picture taken January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
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Along Peru’s mining corridor, Big Copper faces a snarl of trucks

Surging copper prices have brought startling growth in the number of trucks carrying copper from illegal mines in Peru, jamming roads

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4 First Nations in Canada sign deal with Ontario to build roads near Ring of Fire

Canada's largest province is trying to create an end-to-end manufacturing chain for electric vehicle batteries and it sees northern Ontario's Ring of Fire...

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US lawmakers seek to reduce China’s dominance of critical mineral supplies

The new working group will help propose policies to lower U.S. reliance on China for critical minerals used in a variety of products...

A Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric vehicle is displayed next to a vertical smart farm at the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore (HMGICS) in Singapore June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Edgar Su
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Chile lithium miner SQM reaches supply deal with Hyundai, Kia

Hyundai and Kia has done a deal with SQM for material necessary for EV batteries.

FILE PHOTO: A worker loads copper cathodes into a warehouse near Yangshan Deep Water Port, south of Shanghai March 23, 2012. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/ File Photo
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Record copper prices likely to pause U.S. scrap shipments to China

China's copper waste and scrap imports are climbing compared with last year.

FILE PHOTO: Jars containing rare earth minerals produced by Australia's Lynas Corp from its Mount Weld operations are seen near Laverton, northeast of Perth, Australia, August 23, 2019. Picture taken August 23, 2019. REUTERS/Melanie Burton/File Photo
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Analysis: Brazil joins race to loosen China’s grip on rare earths industry

Western economies are looking to develop their own supply chains of critical minerals, such as these mined in Australia.

The mine is projected to produce 58,000 tonnes of lithium per year (AFP)
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Serbia could mine lithium as early as 2028: FT

The mine is expected to produce 58,000 tonnes of lithium per year.

FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia's Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef attends the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 17, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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Chile says Saudi mining minister to visit, lithium expected on agenda

Bandar Alkhorayef, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, at the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland,...

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators march on the streets during a protest against Rio Tinto's plans to open a lithium mine, in Belgrade, Serbia, January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo
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Environmental studies show Serbian lithium project is safe, Rio says

If implemented, the $2.4 billion Jadar lithium project in Western Serbia could cover 90% of Europe's current lithium needs.

Since Lomiko Metals Inc., a mining company based in Surrey, B.C., announced plans to build a graphite mine in Laurentians, some residents living nearby have protested the project, ass shown in this undated handout image, fearing the potential harm to the environment.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Christian Hobden **MANDATORY CREDIT **
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Residents against graphite mine fear powering Pentagon, environmental ruin

Residents protest Lomiko Metals Inc. plans to build a graphite mine in Laurentians, B.C. fearing potential harm to the environment

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