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Nauru puts UN on two-year deadline to make deep-sea mining rules

The Pacific island nation has notified a United Nations body of plans to start deep-sea mining, giving the International Seabed Authority two years to complete long-running talks on rules governing the new and controversial industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 2, 2021 | 2:45 pm

New recycling techniques set to make electric vehicles greener

The new methods involve retrieving parts of the battery so…

Reuters | July 2, 2021 | 7:48 am

Shortages flagged for critical EV materials lithium and cobalt

As the world moves to meet stringent targets for cutting…

Reuters | July 1, 2021 | 9:19 am

CHART: Study predicts over 400% increase in copper, lithium, nickel battery demand

BloombergNEF turns super bullish about metals demand for batteries –…

MINING.com Editor | June 30, 2021 | 12:09 pm

Glencore paid $5.8bn to governments in 2020

Payments to governments in 2020 were lower due to pandemic…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 30, 2021 | 11:34 am

Mine waste finds new life as source of rare earths

Sweden, South Africa and Australia are at the forefront of a push to transform piles of mine waste and by-products into rare earths.

Reuters | April 4, 2023 | 6:02 am

US-based researchers push for more realistic battery science

PNNL scientists are proposing the idea of fundamental science taking into account the way industry works when it comes to developing EV components.

Staff Writer | April 4, 2023 | 5:05 am

Biden offers $450m for clean energy projects at coal mines

It will also provide $16 million to two universities to complete studies for extracting rare earths and other critical minerals from coal ash.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2023 | 3:48 am

Australia’s energy storage capacity needs 10-fold increase by 2050 – report

Rapidly rising energy demand spurred by the ongoing electrification of building and transport industries requires that Australia grows its energy storage capacity at least 10-fold by 2050.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 2, 2023 | 1:11 pm

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Nauru puts UN on two-year deadline to make deep-sea mining rules

New recycling techniques set to make electric vehicles greener

Shortages flagged for critical EV materials lithium and cobalt

CHART: Study predicts over 400% increase in copper, lithium, nickel battery demand

Glencore paid $5.8bn to governments in 2020

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Mine waste finds new life as source of rare earths

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Australia’s energy storage capacity needs 10-fold increase by 2050 – report