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Donkin Coal Mine Shut Down Again Over Reports of Rock Fall, Canada
July 17, 2023
The Donkin underground coal mine in Cape Breton has been shut down again following reports of a rock fall on Saturday. Nova Scotia’s Department of Labor, Skills and Immigration says workers at the mine have complied with safety protocols by
Vital Battery Metals Commences Schofield Lithium Work Program, Canada
July 17, 2023
Vital Battery Metals has commenced initial exploration program at its Schofield Lithium Project in Northwestern Ontario. The program is being led by Clark Exploration Consulting who has been providing geological consulting services in Ontario, Canada as well as in many
Canada Joins Nations Calling for Moratorium on Deepsea Mining
July 17, 2023
Canada is joining the tide of nations calling for a moratorium on deepsea mining in the high seas. “The protection, conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of ocean ecosystems is essential to all life on Earth,” said a federal government news
CIMIC’s Sedgman Acquires Canadian Engineering and Metallurgy Company Novopro
July 14, 2023
CIMIC Group company Sedgman has acquired Novopro Projects Inc., an engineering and metallurgy company based in Canada that provides engineering services and process equipment to projects in North America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Australia. Novopro’s core business and specialty
MSHA Publishes Proposed Rulemaking to Reduce Miners’ Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica
July 14, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor has published a notice of proposed rulemaking by its Mine Safety and Health Administration to amend existing federal standards to better protect the nation’s miners from health hazards related to occupational exposure of respirable crystalline
China’s Minerals Strategy Leveraging America’s Weakness
July 14, 2023
Speaking this past spring in Washington, President Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, warned that “clean-energy supply chains are at risk of being weaponized in the same way as oil in the 1970s, or natural gas in Europe in 2022.”
Avalon Signs MOU with Metso to Advance Development of Ontario’s First Lithium Processing Facility
July 14, 2023
Consistent with its strategy to become a leading North American vertically integrated lithium producer, Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding to create a strategic partnership with Metso Corporation, a global leader in clean, sustainable critical-mineral processing
DOE Allocates $72 Million for Small Business Research and Development Grants
July 14, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $72 million in funding for small businesses to pursue scientific, clean energy, and climate research, development, and demonstration projects. The funding will support 296 projects across 44 states and addresses multiple topic areas,
Rio Tinto, Sumitomo to Build Gladstone Hydrogen Pilot Plant to Trial Lower-carbon Alumina Refining
July 14, 2023
Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation will build a first-of-a-kind hydrogen plant in Gladstone as part of a A$111.1 million program aimed at lowering carbon emissions from the alumina refining process. The Yarwun Hydrogen Calcination Pilot Demonstration Program received the green
Guest Column: Congress Needs to Pass Comprehensive Permitting Reform, Now
July 13, 2023
America is stuck in a perpetual permitting crisis. It inhibits our ability to deliver the critical infrastructure our country needs to remain competitive in a rapidly changing world. There is growing bipartisan recognition that to rebuild and modernize our infrastructure
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