India seeks overseas help for lithium processing to avoid relying on China
India is in talks with several countries seeking partnerships for technical help on lithium processing, said four sources familiar with the matter, to bolster its nascent lithium mining and electric vehicle industries and avoid relying on China.
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Chinese miners eye overseas deals after battery metals slump
Battery metal prices are on the floor, and massive expansions by Chinese miners have been instrumental in driving them lower. Now, with many Western rivals cutting output or shutting down entirely, they want to get even bigger.
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US bill supporting seafloor mining lifts The Metals Company
The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) shares soared on Wednesday after Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and Congressman John Joyce (R-PA) introduced a Bill to increase US support for deep-sea mining.
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Deep-sea mining may be inevitable
Deep-sea mining is likely just a matter of time, according to the head of the International Seabed Authority (ISA).
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Cornell researchers figure out how to produce extra-pure nickelates
Researchers at Cornell University have developed a new synthesis method that produces nickelates that are so pure, that they are free of the flaws that had tainted previous studies of nickelates.
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China, in comic strip, warns of ‘overseas’ threats to its rare earths
China’s chief intelligence agency posted on social media a comic strip featuring foreign-looking characters secretly extracting rare earths, in a story portraying the country’s strategic metals under threat from covetous “overseas organisations”.
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Norway just raised the stakes over deep sea mining
The Norwegian Parliament this week greenlit seabed mining exploration in the country’s territorial waters, a decision that contravenes the advice of government scientists and is set to intensify the global fight over strip-mining biodiverse deep ocean ecosystems.
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Norway approves deep sea mining in Arctic Ocean
Mining News Pro - Norway’s parliament approved on Tuesday commercial plans to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed mineral exploration, despite environmental groups and the fishing industry’s warnings that the move would put the biodiversity of vulnerable ecosystems at risk.
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US claims huge chunk of seabed amid strategic push for resources
Mining News Pro - The US extended its claims on the ocean floor by an area twice the size of California, securing rights to potentially resource-rich seabeds at a time when Washington is ramping up efforts to safeguard supplies of minerals key to future technologies.
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Glencore ready to spin-off coal unit after sealing Teck buy
Mining News Pro - Glencore is moving ahead with plans to spin-off its profitable but polluting thermal coal business after clinching on Tuesday a $9 billion deal for the coal division of Canada’s Teck Resources.
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Billionaire-owned Vedanta seals Zambian copper assets deal
Mining News Pro - Vedanta Resources and the Zambian government on Monday sealed an agreement that restores the Indian company’s ownership of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), ending a protracted ownership battle that stifled investment.
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US Indigenous coal miners with black lung disease unlikely to qualify for federal support
Mining News Pro - Indigenous coal miners may develop disabling black lung disease but are less likely to qualify for medical benefits using currently required lung function standards rather than standards specific to Indigenous populations, according to new research.
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Researchers monitor emissions from Africa’s Copperbelt mines from space
Mining News Pro - A new study led by the US National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) found that emissions associated with mining operations in Africa’s Copperbelt can be quantified from space.
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Mixed fortunes for Russian metal at mid-point of aluminum mating season
Mining News Pro - Midway through the aluminum market’s so-called mating season of end-users and sellers locking in supply deals, Russian metal is experiencing mixed fortunes, with some European industrial companies avoiding it for 2024.
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Norway’s Aker BP may explore for seabed minerals, CEO says
Mining News Pro - Norway’s second-largest listed oil and gas company, Aker BP, said it would consider applying for licences to mine minerals from the seabed if parliament approves a plan for such exploration.
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Aluminum deal season has started, but no one is buying yet
Mining News Pro - The annual contracting season for aluminum supplies got off to a slow start at a key industry conference this week, in a sign of mounting concern from manufacturers about the outlook for demand.
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Albemarle seals early agreement with workers union in Chile
Mining News Pro - Albemarle, one of the world’s top lithium producers, said on Tuesday it reached an early collective bargaining agreement with a union that represents 386 of its workers in Chile.
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Codelco seals early contract deal with El Teniente supervisors’ union
Mining News Pro - Chile’s Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, said on Thursday it had reached an early collective bargaining agreement with the supervisors’ union at its flagship El Teniente mine, avoiding the possibility of production stoppages.
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In the race to mine the seabed, China takes a hard line
Mining News Pro - In an international showdown that is pitting China against dozens of other nations, one company’s quest to strip-mine the seabed for valuable metals has hit a roadblock.
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China’s metals and mining investment overseas to hit record in 2023
Mining News Pro - New research data shows that China’s metals and mining investments overseas are on track to hit record levels this year, as the country locks in its position as the dominant force in the critical minerals supply chain.
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UN watchdog delays deep-sea mining to 2024
Mining News Pro - Plans to begin mining the seafloor for metals that could be used in the energy transition have been pushed back to at least next year after a meeting of the UN-backed regulator in Jamaica ended without agreement on how the industry would be regulated.
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Ecuador, SolGold seal deal to launch nearly $5bn mining project
Mining News Pro - Ecuador’s government concluded negotiations with Australian miner SolGold to develop a major mine seen requiring a $4.9 billion investment over the lifetime of the project, the energy and mines ministry announced in a statement on Thursday.
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At international deep sea mining meeting, debate moves behind closed doors
Mining News Pro - Delegates to the UN-affiliated organization that regulates seabed mining cut a livestream of their negotiations Wednesday and retreated behind closed doors in an attempt to resolve a dilemma the could determine the fate of the deep ocean.
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Canada opposes commercial seabed mining without environmental assessment, regulations
Mining News Pro - Canada is against commercial seabed mining in international waters without a comprehensive understanding of its environmental impacts and a robust regulatory regime, the federal government said on Monday.
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Wyloo looks for more nickel deals as it seals Mincor buy
Mining News Pro - Wyloo Metals, the privately held battery resources unit of Australia iron ore baron Andrew Forrest, sees room to grow in nickel as it closes out its A$750.3 million ($501.4 million) buyout of miner Mincor Resources, its CEO said.
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