Copper is critical to almost everyone
Everyone agrees that historically enormous quantities of copper are essential to wiring a world in which low-carbon electricity delivered via powerlines supplants fossil fuels pumped...
Category : Base metals
Most of the foreign companies engaged in geological exploration in Serbia come from Australia and Canada
The volume of geological research in Serbia has increased significantly in the past ten years and in that period, dozens of exploration permits were issued,...
Countries must unite to stave off the threat of a deep-sea resource grab
The ban on deep-sea mining risks losing its traction—and Europe is divided on the issue. Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the...
India’s Vedanta lobbied to weaken environmental regulations during pandemic
London-based mining and oil giant Vedanta ran a “covert” lobbying campaign in India to weaken environmental regulations during the pandemic, according to a new report...
Environmentalists concerned with go-ahead for lithium mine in Portugal
The Romano lithium mine, proposed for Montalegre in Portugal’s northern district of Vila Real, has received a favourable conditional environmental impact statement from the Portuguese...
Switching to EV could cut emissions but also increase demand for critical metals
Rapidly transitioning the world’s vehicle fleet to fully electric could significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, but also dramatically increase demand for critical battery...
Lithium deposit discovered in Nevada could be world’s largest
A world-beating deposit of lithium along the Nevada–Oregon border could meet surging demand for this metal, according to a new analysis. An estimated 20 to...
Portugal lithium mine given green light
Portugal’s environment agency APA has given its approval for local company Lusorecursos to extract battery-grade lithium in what would be one of the country’s first...
Lithium producer SQM’s operations in the Salar de Atacama salt flat have achieved IRMA certification
Today the Initiative for Responsible Mining (IRMA) released the results of an independent audit of SQM’s Salar de Atacama lithium operation against the IRMA Standard...
Mining ‘critical minerals’ not critical for a green economy
Government messaging would suggest that mining of critical minerals is a “green” industry. But there are other, more sustainable ways to source these materials. The...