UN Taps China, Which Commits Crimes Against Humanity, For New Group Protecting ‘Human Rights’ In Mining
The United Nations (U.N.) selected China — a country that perpetrates genocide and crimes against humanity — to sit on a new panel intended to advance human rights in mining of critical…
Whisky and the coal mining ‘shack’: Taiwan election is not only about China
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – As Taiwan’s election approaches next month, it is not only fraught ties with China competing for electors’ attention. The candidates are exchanging blows over everything from…
GM, Komatsu to develop hydrogen fuel cells for electric mining truck
By Nick Carey (Reuters) – General Motors and Komatsu said on Tuesday they will jointly develop a hydrogen fuel cell power module for the Japanese construction machinery maker’s 930E electric drive mining…
Chile’s economic activity index up 0.3% in October, offset by mining decline
(Reuters) – Chile’s IMACEC economic activity index rose 0.3% in October from the previous year, the central bank said on Friday, slightly below forecasts. Economists polled by Reuters expected a 0.4% increase.…
Panama trade minister resigns after mining contract backlash
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama’s Trade Minister Federico Alfaro announced his resignation on Thursday days after the country’s top court ruled a contract between the government and Canadian miner First…
Mining boosts Australia business investment to 8-year high, outlook upbeat
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian business investment rose to an eight-year high in the September quarter thanks to a rebound in mining, while plans for future spending were upgraded in…
Chile mining body says new lithium projects needed beyond SQM, Albemarle
By Daina Beth Solomon and Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) – The head of one of Chile’s top mining associations on Tuesday urged the government to speed up efforts to expand the lithium…
Celsius Network pivots to bitcoin mining after bankruptcy
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – Crypto lender Celsius Network has scaled back its post-bankruptcy business plans to focus only on bitcoin mining, citing U.S. regulators’ skepticism of its other planned…
Sumitomo Metal Mining looks to boost battery materials output, possibly in US
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining is considering producing cathode battery materials in the United States among other options as it looks to expand output to meet demand…
Gold mining ETFs fail to keep pace with benchmark bullion fund
By Suzanne McGee (Reuters) – The weakening of a long-established correlation between the price of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to gold and gold mining stocks have investors eyeing a range of potential…
Panama president asks voters to decide on contentious First Quantum mining contract
By Valentine Hilaire and Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -President Laurentino Cortizo said on Sunday Panama would hold a referendum to decide whether to scrap a contract with Canadian miner First Quantum’s…
Chile’s Cochilco says large-scale copper mining costs keep growing
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – The costs of large-scale copper mining in Chile kept rising due to lower production and rising service costs, a report from the state-run Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco) said on…
Great Pumpkin Train Offers Unique Fall Experience with Corn Maze and Mining Tours
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – A unique seasonal experience awaits families this October as the Great Pumpkin Train introduces new stops including a Corn Maze and a tour of the Susquehanna Mining Company, all…
Analysis-Investors glimpse opportunity in Europe’s unloved mining shares
By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – Investors are finally seeing potential in European mining shares, as China’s step-by-step economic stimulus is steadily laying the foundations for a recovery of the unloved sector.…
Norway should call off deep sea mining plans, key ally says
By Nerijus Adomaitis and Victoria Klesty OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s minority government should withdraw its proposal to open a vast Arctic offshore area to deep sea mining and call at least a…
Decarbonisation in mining still a long way off
LONDON (Reuters) – A lack of consistent data to measure emissions down the supply chain of mining companies and through to customers makes it difficult to monitor and meet targets for decarbonising…
France’s Eramet to resume manganese mining in Gabon after halt over coup
By Sybille de La Hamaide and Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -French miner Eramet, which on Wednesday suffered heavy stockmarket losses after it suspended operations in Gabon in response to an ongoing coup,…
‘Massive Payday For China’: Biden’s Mining Strategy Is Undermining His Agenda And Helping China, Experts Say
‘Massive Payday For China’: Biden’s Mining Strategy Is Undermining His Agenda And Helping China, Experts Say Nick Pope on August 29, 2023 The Biden administration’s climate agenda is empowering China economically and…
‘Funding Russia’s Uranium Racket’: Jesse Watters Hammers Biden Admin For Halting Uranium Mining
‘Funding Russia’s Uranium Racket’: Jesse Watters Hammers Biden Admin For Halting Uranium Mining Harold Hutchison on August 8, 2023 Fox News host Jesse Watters blasted President Joe Biden for halting uranium mining…
Biden to name new monument restricting mining near Grand Canyon
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday plans to name a new federal monument covering nearly 1 million acres (405,000 hectares) near the iconic Grand Canyon in…
Mining gear maker Epiroc upbeat on outlook after profit jump
By Marie Mannes STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish mining equipment maker Epiroc expects to benefit from continuing high demand in the near term, it said on Tuesday as it posted better than forecast quarterly…
Cyanide maker Draslovka mulls equity raise to drive new mining technology
By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) – Cyanide maker Draslovka is considering an equity fundraising worth hundreds of millions of dollars support the roll out of new technology that could help miners slash…
Biden Admin Uses Ukraine Aid Funds To Scope Out Cobalt Mining In Idaho
Biden Admin Uses Ukraine Aid Funds To Scope Out Cobalt Mining In Idaho Micaela Burrow on June 28, 2023 The Biden administration has begun using funds from a $40 billion Ukraine aid…
Biden’s ‘Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde Approach’ To Mining Critical Minerals Could Derail His Own Green Dreams, Critics Say
Biden’s ‘Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde Approach’ To Mining Critical Minerals Could Derail His Own Green Dreams, Critics Say John Hugh DeMastri on May 29, 2023 The Biden administration’s policies limiting domestic…
Chile’s senate approves mining royalty bill, passes to final vote
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chile’s senate approved on Wednesday a long-awaited new mining royalty bill, passing it back to the lower chamber for a final vote that could come as early as next week.…
Chile miner Codelco and BHP sign sustainable mining agreement
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile state-owned miner Codelco and multinational miner BHP Group signed a knowledge-sharing agreement on sustainable mining, Codelco said in a statement on Tuesday. The “collaboration accord” sets up a…
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