Thursday, 23 January 2025

Focus on Minerals

Workers stand at a rare earth processing plant, owned by Belgian chemicals group Solvay, located in La Rochelle, France in this undated handout picture. Solvay/Handout via REUTERS
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Factbox-Companies forging a rare earths industry in the EU

New European Union legislation aims to boost the domestic output of critical minerals.

A person works at rare earths plant owned by Neo Performance Materials, which processes the minerals needed to make permanent magnets used in electric vehicles and wind turbines, in Sillamae, Estonia in this handout image dated to 2024. Neo Performance Materials/Handout via REUTERS
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In race to regain rare earth glory, Europe falls short on mineral goals

Missing its rare earths target may impact EU's zero carbon goals while opening the prospect of further dependence on China.

The Yukon's Department of Energy Mines and Resources says contaminated water from a landslide and equipment failure at a central Yukon mine is being pumped into storage ponds, while the investigation continues into what went wrong. The Yukon provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Monday July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Dams, storage ponds, used to hold contaminated water after Yukon mine landslide

MAYO, YUKON — Contaminated water that overflowed in a landslide and equipment failure at a Yukon gold mine is being pumped into storage...

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, is seen at their headquarter in downtown Santiago, Chile,  April 5, 2016.   REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
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Codelco copper output falls behind target in May, document shows

Chile's Codelco, one of the world's largest copper producers, is battling hard to revive production.

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...

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