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E3 Lithium’s Laboratory to Expand to Include Production of Lithium Carbonate, Canada

May 15, 2024

E3 Lithium said it is expanding its Calgary-based lab to incorporate the equipment to complete the polishing and production of battery products, such as lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide. E3 Lithium’s development facility, located at the University of Calgary, has

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Australia’s Budget to Boost Critical Minerals Industry

May 15, 2024

Australia’s budget will feature a bigger boost for the nation’s critical minerals industry, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said, describing the lucrative market as a “golden opportunity” just days ahead of releasing his annual fiscal blueprint. “The critical minerals space is one

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Rio Tinto IOC Canada Recognized with Towards Sustainable Mining Environmental Excellence Award

May 15, 2024

Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) has won the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) Environmental Excellence Award for its contributions to the abandoned site rehabilitation partnership, the Nitassinan Cleanup project. This collaborative initiative, undertaken in partnership with the First

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North Star Manganese Advancing Its Emily Deposit After Massive Discovery, Minnesota

May 14, 2024

A recent discovery could bring a new kind of mining to cabin country. Geologists are reporting a massive discovery of manganese in the town of Emily. It isn’t a treasure hunt anymore — a team of geologists says they were

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Anglo American Plans to Split Up Units After Rejecting $43 Billion BHP Second Bid

May 14, 2024

Anglo American said it plans to unload several assets as part of a turnaround effort after rejecting a sweetened takeover offer from rival BHP that valued the mining company at almost $43 billion. Anglo said Tuesday that it would spin

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B.C. Halts New Jade Mining in Northwest, Five-year Transition for Existing Operations

May 14, 2024

The Province has established an immediate Environment and Land Use Act order prohibiting jade mining activities on new tenures in northwestern B.C. Current tenure holders listed in the order will be able to continue jade mining for five years with

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U.S. Secretary Blinken Visits Guatemala, U.S. May Assist in Reopening of Fenix Nickel Mine

May 14, 2024

Fenix Nickel Co., the U.S. owner of Guatemalan nickel producers Compania Guatemalteca de Niquel (CGN) and Compania Procesadora de Niquel de Izabal, S.A. (PRONICO) said it is backing for the Solidarist Miners Association of El Estor (AMSE), which has urgently

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MSHA Issues Safety Alert for Battery Fire Explosion Hazard

May 14, 2024

On 4/11/2024, a continuous personal dust monitor (CPDM) device was placed on top of a continuous mining machine and was struck by a rock (approximately 24-inch diameter and 10 inches thick) that fell approximately 6 feet. Immediately after impact, miners

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Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hold Hearing With EPA Administrator Michael Regan

May 14, 2024

The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, “U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget” with EPA Administrator Michael Regan. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and

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Forest Service Begins Public Scoping Period for South32’s Hermosa Mine Project, Arizona

May 13, 2024

The Hermosa Mine Project wants to help the nation achieve its decarbonization goals. The project, which hopes to source two federally recognized critical minerals: zinc and manganese, to meet the demand for batteries for electric vehicles, will come from the

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