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Coal Exploration Programme Gets a Go Ahead in Canada
The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has been approved with conditions for applications for a coal exploration programme (CEP) by Northback Holdings, a deep drill permit (DDR), and a temporary diversion license (TDL) at the Grassy Mountain site within Southern...
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Mining StartUps Looking for Better Europe Avenues
Europeโs mining startups and also the ones from critical raw materials sector happen to be underfunded, remarked the speakers at the EIT raw materials summit.
Jessika Roswall, the EU Commissioner, opened the second day by way of addressing fragmentation in...
COAL
Decarbonising Coal Mining towards Emission Free Future
Long a major source to air pollution and climate change is mining. Jane Marsh describes how the coal sector can find chances to become sustainable as a renewable energy future looms large.
The world is starting a massive shift from...
Aluminium
Aluminum Premiums Hit Record After Tariff Hike
Premiums for consumers buying aluminum on the physical market in the United States soared to record highs onย 11 March after President Donald Trump said he would double tariffs on Canadian metal to 50%.
The doubling of levies, in response...
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Russia To Get Into Large-Scale Lithium Production in 2030
Russia is looking to produce a minimum of 60,000 metric tonnes of lithium carbonate by the end of this decade, its natural resources ministry has confirmed on March 17, 2025. This is done so as to diminish its dependency...
Aluminium
Ukraineโs Rare Earths: A Strategic U.S. Opportunity
In a recent interview, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy revealed that Ukraine is prepared to collaborate with the United States on developing its extensive rare earth deposits and other critical minerals. This came in response to President Donald Trump, who announced...
Africa
Congo Becomes China’s Strategic Key Copper Supplier
China is witnessing the rewards of its substantial investments in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with a 71% year-on-year surge in refined copper imports from the central African nation. In 2024, shipments reached 1.48 million metric tons, cementing...
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