Toxic metal mining waste could impact 23 million people
At least 23 million people around the world live on flood-plains contaminated by potentially harmful concentrations of toxic waste from metal-mining activity, according to a...
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Mining Old Sites Can be a Shortcut to More Copper for the Energy Transition
Billions of dollars are being poured into new mining projects across the globe as the energy transition drives a wave of exploration, but getting those...
Mining Old Sites Can be a Shortcut to More Copper for the Energy Transition
Billions of dollars are being poured into new mining projects across the globe as the energy transition drives a wave of exploration, but getting those...
Rechargeable battery industry needs better mining regulations
Rechargeable batteries have an important role to play in the fight against climate change, especially when it comes to lowering greenhouse gas emissions through the...
Concerns and Facts about the Jadar Project
If there is a chance to process lithium ore in the place where it is mined, it is better than taking it “outside” because it...
Rare earth mineral exploration and mining reaches record-breaking new heights globally
Rare earth mineral exploration and mining reaches record-breaking new heights globally. Around the world countries are making targeted investments in rare earth operations that drive...
The establishment of rare earth-based industries in Malaysia
Malaysia’s rare earths industry is expected to contribute RM9.5 billion (US$2.03 billion) to the country’s gross domestic product in 2025, said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim....
Developing raw materials into a major strength for Europe
The European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) and Greenland Resources highlight their successful collaboration on the Malmbjerg molybdenum project, a prime example of cross-regional mining for...
Many society organisations are calling on the EBRD to reconsider its approach to mining investments
Twenty civil society organisations from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Mongolia, Uganda, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, as well as seven international environmental and human...
Europe joins the ‘white gold’ rush for lithium and faces an energy transition challenge
The EU wants electric cars to drive it to net zero, powered by batteries produced in the bloc, but at what cost to people living...