Assessing the Jadar lithium project: A balanced analysis of pros and cons
The Jadar lithium project in Serbia, spearheaded by Rio Tinto, has sparked significant debate among various stakeholders. Aimed at extracting lithium and borates from the...
Category : Mining News
Environmental groups demand meeting on North Macedonia’s mining strategy amid concerns over sustainability
Around fifty civil society organizations and environmental institutions in North Macedonia are calling for a meeting with relevant authorities to discuss guarantees for environmental standards...
Adionics launches new lithium extraction demonstration plant in Argentina to enhance sustainable practices
Direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology company Adionics has launched a new demonstration plant in Güemes, Argentina, aimed at testing various brines from Argentina, Bolivia and...
Unlocking Guyana’s gold potential: Promising discoveries in the Guiana Shield
Guyana boasts a rich history of gold mining, now shifting focus to its largely underexplored regions with significant potential for major discoveries. The nation’s mineral...
Teck Resources CEO highlights urgent need for North America to invest in critical minerals and counter China’s influence
Teck Resources Ltd. CEO Jonathan Price has raised concerns about China’s dominance in the critical minerals sector, emphasizing the urgent need for North America to...
Saudi Arabia to acquire minority stake in Pakistan’s Reko Diq copper and gold mining project with $1 billion investment
Saudi Arabia is poised to acquire a minority stake in the Reko Diq copper and gold mining project in Pakistan, as reported by Gulf Online....
Deadly attack on coal mines in Pakistan’s Balochistan leaves 21 dead amid rising violence
Unidentified gunmen launched a deadly attack on a cluster of small private coal mines in southwestern Pakistan, killing 21 miners as they slept and injuring...
Zimbabwe to implement incentives for local processing of minerals to boost economic growth
Zimbabwe is set to introduce incentives aimed at encouraging mining companies to process their outputs locally, according to President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Speaking at a mining...
Serbian parliament rejects lithium mining ban amid environmental concerns and political tensions
The Serbian parliament rejected proposed amendments to the Law on Mining and Geological Research that aimed to ban lithium and boron exploration. The vote saw...
European Commission advocates for deep-sea mining moratorium amid scientific uncertainty
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) celebrated the European Commission’s reaffirmation of its stance on a moratorium on deep-sea mining. On September 17, a coalition of...
