HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Nevada—Deep below the tangled roots of the old-growth sagebrush of Thacker Pass, in an extinct super-volcano, lies one of the world’s largest deposits of lithium—a key element for the transition to clean energy. […]
Europe’s magnesium shortage could shutter industrial operations within weeks, threatening thousands of businesses and millions of jobs in sectors from cars to packaging, associations warned. Chinese exports of magnesium — a critical material for hardening […]
Auto fleets’ shift to electric vehicles (EVs) in a global drive to cut carbon emissions will involve a drawdown on copper that could transform markets, and spur additional supply. Cars powered by electricity are able […]
ENB Publishers Note (ENB): The BBC posted this story about the challenge of going “Greener”. The problem is that we will need to mine so many rare earth minerals, that it will be as devastating […]
Antofagasta Plc warned it will produce less copper than expected this year as Chile’s ongoing drought hampers its operations. Chile, which includes some of the world’s driest deserts, has been struggling with a decade-long drought exacerbated […]
After the UN issued its starkest report yet on the consequences of global warming, pressure is on China — the world’s biggest polluter — to deliver on its own climate goals. President Xi Jinping has vowed his […]
Just over five years ago Anglo American Plc was in deep trouble. The natural resources giant, beset by a collapse in commodity prices, scrapped its dividend and announced plans to close mines and cut thousands of workers. […]
The world’s two leading oil price benchmarks are omitting some important considerations, the head of a privately held Dallas-based oil and gas operator told Rigzone last week. “The recent Saudi Arabia and UAE deal kept the […]
The world’s biggest platinum miners are ramping up plans to build renewable energy plants to free them from power outages that have plagued South Africa for more than a decade and to reduce their carbon […]
The Greenlandic underground is rich in both oil resources and minerals, and the history of exploration and exploitation activities goes back many years and has a global reach. The Greenlandic government, Naalakkersuisut, remains committed to developing […]
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