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Magnitude 6.8 earthquake near coast of Chile
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near the coast of Northern Chile on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said, with local news media reporting some damage and minor landslides in areas near the epicenter. Chile’s interior ministry said in a...
Lawmakers seek to curb US reliance on China for rare earths
U.S. House lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at reducing dependence on China for rare earths used in everything from electric vehicles to missiles to wind turbines. The legislation co-authored by Republican Lance Gooden and Democrat Vicente Gonzalez, both...
Peru copper mining almost ‘completely recovered’ from pandemic
Copper mining in Peru, the world’s No. 2 producer, is almost completely recovered from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, a government official said on Tuesday. Peru’s copper production, however, fell 2.2% in July, compared with the same period a year earlier,...
Friedland’s Nimba iron ore project to get World Bank backing
The World Bank is said to be mulling an $135 million investment in the proposed Nimba iron ore mine in southeastern Guinea, which is owned by Canada’s High Power Exploration (HPX), a privately-held company founded my mining mogul Robert Friedland. The move by MIGA,...