Lithium’s green potential fails to defuse Europe’s opposition to mining
“Lithium and rare earths will soon be more important than oil and gas”, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said last September. The Commission...
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Indigenous leaders ask EU to scale up justice against mining abuses
A proposed EU law to prevent environmental and human rights abuses by multinationals has been cautiously welcomed by global Indigenous leaders seeking to highlight the...
New mines, old problems with Ipilan Nickel Corp
As the search for energy transition metals spread across Southeast Asia, the experience of local communities in the Philippines, a nickel mining powerhouse, could foretell...
Eurobattery Minerals closer to mining in Finland after the update of the environmental impact assessment
The mining company Eurobattery Minerals AB announced that FinnCobalt Oy has submitted Hautalampi-projects environmental impact assessment (EIA) update report to the North Karelia Centre for...
Atalaya Mining, environmental authorization granted to Proyecto Masa Valverde in Spain
Atalaya Mining announced that its wholly-owned Proyecto Masa Valverde (PMV) has been granted the unified environmental authorization. Importantly, the company said it will now file...
Savannah Resources submits revised lithium mining plan for Boticas, Portugal
Savannah Resources – the British based company that five years ago set itself up to become the first significant raw material lithium producer in Europe...
Swiss NGO unmasks African industrial gold trade
Switzerland’s refineries are top recipients of gold mined at industrial sites in Africa, but most remain deliberately opaque about their sourcing, according to Swissaid. The...
Mining Europe’s biggest rare earth deposit could make life ‘impossible’ for Sámi communities
In January, Swedish state-owned mining company LKAB discovered more than 1 million tonnes of rare earth minerals in Kiruna, Sweden’s northernmost city. These rare earth...
Environmental campaigners resist mining for base metals
Campaigners say the area is home to rich biodiversity and natural landscape, and is not appropriate for the type of mining that any prospecting may...
Serbia, Demostat research on Rio Tinto – the political significance of environmental issues
Information about the Rio Tinto project creates confusion that will certainly be reflected in a possible referendum… This is the conclusion from the presentation of...