Portugal’s mining strategy may favour copper over lithium
Portugal already has the largest copper mine in the European Union, operated by Lundin Mining.
A specialist West Virginia equipment manufacturer has been quoted in an Associated Press report, saying that a new relationship with a Chinese mining company will “open up new markets and help make Chinese mines safer.” Petitto Mine Equipment and China’s Datong Coal Mine Group are due to sign a co-operation agreement on Friday, April 6th in Morgantown. Officials with the US-China Energy Centre at West Virginia University (WVU) introduced leaders of the two companies at a Coal Expo in China in 2008. (more…)
