Research provides an insight into how mineral deposits form, and may also help miners more efficiently extract gold from pyrite.

The BK11 mine was put on care and maintenance in 2012 due to operational challenges and weak market demand for the precious stones.

A jump in demand for traditional lead-acid car batteries and lingering freight problems have created shortages that have been felt most acutely in the huge US automotive sector.

Orano has secured more than 380 million euros worth of orders.

Although tech and bank CEOs get all the limelight, eight of the 100 richest people in the world are in the metals and mining industry.

“We don’t have these resources in Europe, or very little” of them, Eramet CEO Christel Bories said in an interview.