Copper: Rio Tinto and Codelco collaborate to find more metal in Chile
Mining giant Rio Tinto and Chilean state miner Codelco on Wednesday created the joint venture Nuevo Cobre (New Copper) to explore and potentially develop operations in the country's northern Atacama region. The agreement, signed in Tokyo by Rio Tinto CEO Jakob...
Critical minerals: Australia considers setting up a task force with US authorities
Australia is discussing the creation of a critical minerals task force with US authorities. This task force would focus on increasing private investment in Australia's rare earths industry while reducing the world's dependence on China for these important materials....
Tin-tantalum: Strategic Minerals will fight for the reopening of its Spanish mine
Strategic Minerals Europe has issued a statement to the media saying it will fight for the restart of Section C of its tin-tantalum mine in Penouta, northwestern Spain, following the decision of the Superior Court of Justice of Galicia (TSXG) to provisionally suspend...
Aluminium: Hydro sees rapid growth in demand for the low-carbon metal
Hydro expects demand for its low-carbon aluminium to grow at a fast pace in the coming years, said the CEO of one of the world's largest aluminium producers, adding that US customers are starting to demand recycled material. Aluminium is a key material for the energy...
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