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Scrap metal: EUROFER calls on EU to include them in list of critical raw materials
The European Association of Steel Producers EUROFER has issued a joint statement with Wind Europe regarding the EU's upcoming critical raw materials scrap law. According to the statement, EUROFER calls on the European Union to include scrap in the list, as only a...
Ecuador: illegal mining is a threat to national security
The government of Ecuador has declared illegal mining a threat to national security, saying it has connections to money laundering and arms trafficking. President Guillermo Lasso is trying to curb the growing illegal mining in various places in the South American...
Copper: US bans mining dealing a blow to Antofagasta project
The US Department of the Interior on Thursday blocked mining activity in part of north-eastern Minnesota for 20 years, the latest blow to the Antofagasta Pl copper and nickel mining project, but a necessary step to protect the state's vast network of interconnected...
Chilean regulator accuses AES power plant of environmental violations
Chile's environmental regulator accuses a major hydroelectric power plant operated by US-based AES of violations, largely related to its failure to build the necessary infrastructure, but also said the company had evaded its ecological obligations. The environmental...