Norwegian environmental party blocks Arctic deep-sea mining plans in budget deal
A small left-wing environmentalist party in Norway, the Socialist Left Party (SV), succeeded in halting plans to mine the sea bed in the Arctic by...
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Western Australia announces $150 million lithium industry support package amid price slump
Western Australia has launched a $150 million support package to stabilize its lithium sector, which has been hit hard by falling global lithium prices. The...
UK 2024 Criticality Assessment lists 34 vital minerals for economic security
The UK 2024 Criticality Assessment has identified 34 minerals as “critical” out of 82 materials assessed, marking a significant increase from the 2021 assessment, which...
Galp scraps lithium refinery plan in Portugal due to funding challenges
Portuguese energy company Galp announced that it has canceled its plan to build the Aurora lithium refinery in Setúbal, Portugal, after failing to secure a...
Norway’s Arctic seabed mining plans under fire amid environmental concerns and legal action
Norway is moving forward with plans to open its Arctic seabed to mining for critical metals, including copper, cobalt, zinc and rare earths, which are...
Critical Metals Corp discovers major gallium deposit at Greenland’s Tanbreez rare earth project
Critical Metals Corp recently reported significant drilling results from its Tanbreez rare earth deposit in southern Greenland, highlighting its growing importance in global efforts to...
Europe’s cobalt dependency: The DRC’s growing leverage in the green transition
Europe’s green transition, powered by electric vehicles and energy storage solutions, relies heavily on raw materials like cobalt, a critical component in batteries. However, the...
EU’s green agenda and the controversial lithium mining project in Serbia
The European Union (EU) has promoted a green agenda centered around electric vehicles (EVs) to drive its climate goals. However, the environmental cost of this...
Transforming European mining: illuMINEation project drives sustainability, safety and profitability through IIoT and low-code innovation
The mining sector, traditionally slow to embrace digitalisation and automation, is undergoing a transformation driven by the EU’s commitment to improving the sustainability, safety, and...
Latin America’s mining exploration booms with AI and automation driving efficiency in the search for key minerals
Mining exploration in Latin America is undergoing a significant transformation, fueled by global demand for energy transition minerals like copper and lithium. Countries such as...