Thailand backtracks on scope of discovered lithium deposits
BANGKOK, Jan 22, 2024 (AFP) - Thailand has backtracked on an announcement that it found millions of tonnes of lithium…
2 years ago
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NASA set to journey to a metal-rich asteroid
By Chandan Khanna with Issam Ahmed in Washington KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, United States, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) - It's a…
3 years ago
Riot at Chinese-funded nickel plant in Indonesia kills two
Jakarta, Indonesia (AFP) Two workers including a Chinese national were killed at a nickel smelting plant in Indonesia at the…
3 years ago
Chile court freezes multi-million dollar lithium deal
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) - A Chilean appeals court on Friday suspended a million-dollar state lithium tender issued two days earlier…
4 years ago
US bill aims to end China’s ‘chokehold’ on America’s rare earth supplies
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Two US senators have proposed a law aiming to end China's alleged "chokehold" on…
4 years ago
Mining firm, eco-activists battle over unique Chile archipelago
by Pablo COZZAGLIO / Alberto PEÑA Agence France-Presse LA HIGUERA, Chile (AFP) - The Humboldt archipelago off the northern Pacific…
5 years ago
Taliban inherit untapped $1 trillion trove of minerals
The Taliban now hold the keys to an untouched trillion-dollar trove of minerals including some that could power the world's…
5 years ago
Mystery stones spark diamond rush in poor South African region
by Claire DOYEN KWALHATHI, South Africa (AFP) -- Single mother Lihle Magudulela spat out a mouthful of dirt as she…
5 years ago
Putin declares state of emergency over Siberian fuel spill
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered a state of emergency and criticised a subsidiary of metals…
6 years ago
US delays metals tariffs on EU, Canada, Mexico for 30 days: W. House
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump opted Monday to hold fire on imposing steel and aluminum tariffs…
8 years ago
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