In a significant push to bolster domestic supply chains and reduce reliance on foreign powers, particularly China, the Trump administration has proposed nearly $1 billion in funding for the development of critical minerals and materials. […]
The significance of this minerals deal is not just the minerals but the potential solidification of new trading blocks. The new trading blocs of Russia, India, the United States, and countries fed up with the […]
Across Indonesia, a major drive to mine the country’s abundant natural resources is underway, leaving waste and pollution in its wake. Swathes of rainforest and coastal communities are being destroyed by a nickel mining boom […]
An international team of researchers has developed a nickel-based electrode material that opens new avenues to cobalt-free batteries for electric vehicles. In a paper published in the journal Energy Storage Materials, the scientists explain […]
Global mining and metals executives still view environment, social and governance (ESG) as the top risk facing their business over the next 12 months, but access to capital has now also become a major worry, […]
It’s a good time for the United States to respond to the fast-growing demand for critical minerals. Lawton, Okla. — Over 100 investors, government officials, and industry executives gathered this past month to celebrate the groundbreaking of Westwin […]
Indonesia burned 33% more coal in 2022 than the year before, contributing to a 20% increase in the country’s carbon emissions from fossil fuels, an analysis of official data shows. This will likely catapult Indonesia […]
Even with low transition 2.4 ̊ C scenario, minerals and metals needed for lower-carbon technologies face shortages by 2030, consultancy calculates The world is heading for a turbulent period of energy transition where constraints on […]
The energy transition to a low-carbon world is mining-intensive and vulnerable to resource nationalism. To achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, the pivot toward curbing greenhouse gases will spur unprecedented demand for some of the most critical materials […]
OBIRA ISLAND, Indonesia — On a remote island close to where the Pacific meets the Indian Ocean sits one of the first refineries built specifically to support the world’s transition away from fossil fuels. Rocks unearthed […]
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