ower in Africa is not only an issue of infrastructure, but also an economic issue because industry requires reliable, affordable and sustainable energy. Industrial competitiveness is impossible without energy security, but renewable energy is an industry that presents...
China’s Zijin has started exporting lithium concentrate from its Manono project in Democratic Republic of Congo, five sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters. “Exports started in June as planned,” a source with direct knowledge of the...
BHP has approved a $US900 million ($1.3 billion) development of Ministers North, a high-grade iron ore deposit southeast of its Yandi mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara, with site works to start this month and first ore expected in the 2029 financial year. “Yandi has...
Public hearings have opened on the future of Hunter Valley Operations (HVO), with the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission to decide whether the coal mine near Singleton keeps running until 2045, along with its more than 1500 direct jobs. “NSW has the...
The livelihoods of thousands of families will be at risk if a major coal mine extension is not approved, the New South Wales planning watchdog has been told. The Independent Planning Commission (IPC) is holding public hearings into the proposed Hunter Valley...
Chile’s Codelco expects its lithium project in the Maricunga salt flat to become a reality in eight years, chairperson Bernardo Fontaine said on Wednesday. The Maricunga lithium project is managed by state-owned copper producer Codelco and its partner Rio Tinto....
