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Skepticism in Serbia amid lithium-extraction deal with E.U.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to sign a deal with Serbia on the excavation of lithium. The agreement has been met with resistance in Serbia. But the European Union is keen to pivot its reliance on China for natural resources ...

DW News

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Global lithium sector eyes Argentina's test run

In Argentina, French miner Eramet is attempting to use an innovative technique, known as direct lithium extraction, or DLE, in a race for cleaner, faster and cheaper ways to produce the metal used in electric vehicle batteries with less ...

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Indonesia intensifies search for dozens buried in landslide

The Indonesian government has deployed more search and rescue workers to a remote part of the island of Sulawesi after a landslide on Sunday. At least 23 people have been killed. The weather and road collapses have hampered rescue efforts.

Al Jazeera

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Peak oil: Are crude oil supplies running out?

Crude oil still plays a huge role in our lives - as a fuel, in heating and in industry. But it's a finite resource. When will production peak? And what if supplies run dry?

DW News

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Death toll rises to 23 after Indonesia landslide at illegal mine

Indonesian rescue workers have been digging through mounds of mud and rubble to search for missing people after a landslide at an illegal gold mine on Sulawesi Island killed at least 23 people, with the toll expected to rise.

Al Jazeera

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Bornean elephants endangered due to human activity

Agriculture, mining, logging and other human activities on Borneo have caused elephants living on the South Asian island to become endangered, a recent assessment by wildlife experts has found.

Reuters

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Chile's great lithium bet

Chile is planning to increase its lithium mining at the Atacama salt lake. The government is trying to mine the metal in a sustainable way and respect the local communities in the area, including the indigenous people, who have long suff...

DW News

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Illegal gold mining eats into Peruvian Amazon

On the banks of the Madre de Dios river, miners work day and night in search of gold, part of a scourge of illegal mining that is slowly devouring the Peruvian Amazon. This mega-diverse region of southeast Peru has lost on average 21,000...

France 24

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South Korean, African leaders pledge deeper ties at summit

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and the leaders of African countries have agreed to forge deeper trade and business cooperation and launched a "critical minerals dialogue" aimed at sustainable development of the continent's resources.

France 24

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Anglo American nixes BHP request to extend takeover talks

Mining giant Anglo American rejected a request by Australian rival BHP to extend talks on a $49 billion takeover offer beyond a looming deadline, possibly ending a bid to create a copper titan. Anglo American rejected a third offer from ...

France 24

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Can Europe's push for critical minerals work?

The European Union's Critical Raw Material Act sets into force. The new law is supposed to help bring production of minerals into Europe, while the bloc is currently heavily dependent on other countries, such as China. A first of its kin...

DW News

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Economic impact of unrest in New Caledonia

Hundreds of military and armed police reinforcements deployed to the riot-scarred streets of France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia, seeking to quell clashes that have left five people dead and hundreds injured. The violence is the ...

France 24

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The quest to mine precious metals in space

Modern-day electronics depend on a steady supply of precious metals — and some companies think it could soon be cheaper and better for the environment to get them from space.

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Indigenous Bolivians claim share of sunken Spanish cargo

Members of three South American indigenous communities have filed a legal request to share any proceeds from the sunken treasure of a Spanish galleon if it's recovered. Colombia wants to claim the wreck and its contents, but the indigeno...

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Congo accuses Apple of using exploited minerals for its products

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has threatened Apple with legal action for using so-called ‘blood-minerals’ in their devices. The DRC has asked the iPhone maker to desist from using minerals smuggled from eastern Congo from mines wh...

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Coal miners grow increasingly worried over EU's Green Deal

In a central Bulgarian mining region, anger is growing over the EU's Green Deal and its obligation to phase out fossil fuels. Miners there face an uncertain future with millions of EU funds in jeopardy - leaving coal workers in limbo.

TRT World

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DR Congo accuses Apple of using 'blood minerals' from war-torn east

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using "illegally exploited" minerals extracted from the country's embattled east in its products, lawyers representing the African country have said.

France 24

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Brazil fights wildcat gold mining in the Amazon

Deep in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil is fighting destructive wildcat gold mining as it spreads from Indigenous lands into government-protected conservation areas. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vowed to stamp out illegal mining...

Reuters

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First survivor pulled out of Zambia mine after landslide

The first survivor has been pulled out alive after last Friday's landslide in Zambia that flooded a copper mine. It trapped at least 25 people who were working there. The rescue mission for the others continues.

Al Jazeera

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As men fight, women keep Ukraine coal mines going

After more than a thousand of its workers went to fight Russia's invasion, a colliery in eastern Ukraine suffered a huge staff shortage. Its answer was to allow women to work underground for the first time in its history.

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The impact of conflict on global oil prices

Oil prices could rise to more than $150 a barrel if the conflict in the Middle East escalates, according to the World Bank. It comes a little over a year since the Ukraine war caused a spike in oil and food prices.

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Global fossil fuel demand will peak before 2030, report says

Global demand for fossil fuels will peak before 2030, according to the International Energy Agency’s annual World Energy Outlook.

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U.S faces toxic legacy of nuclear testing

The anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki by the United States in World War II was commemorated on August 9. The Cold War arms race that followed left a radioactive legacy on Native American land in the U.S.

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Grand Canyon to be protected from uranium mining

U.S President Joe Biden has designated a new national monument to protect land around the Grand Canyon from uranium mining. Nearly a dozen Indigenous tribes called for the protection of about 4,000 square kilometres in the Grand Canyon N...

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The Ukrainian coal fuelling Russia's steel industry

Russia has taken over operations of coal mines in the occupied Donetsk region, with work continuing even as fighting rages above. Following last week’s Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, local officials say coal mined in the region could so...

Al Jazeera

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Global demand for coal causing havoc in South Africa

South Africa became Europe's alternative to Russian coal after Putin's army invaded Ukraine last year. But the soaring demand also wreaked havoc on the country's roads as thousands of trucks rushed in to exploit the surge and the problem...

Bloomberg

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China bans export of chip manufacturing materials

The price of cars, tech and phones are set to rise after China announced restrictions on the export of two materials vital to the semiconductor industry. Germanium and gallium are needed to make chips used in everything from solar panels...

Al Jazeera

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The race to stop an environmental disaster off Yemen

Salvage experts have begun work to prevent an environmental disaster off the coast of Yemen. A million barrels of oil need to be pumped off a rusting oil tanker. It is at the centre of an international dispute over who owns the oil on bo...

Al Jazeera

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U.S sanctions Wagner-backed African mines

The United States has imposed sanctions on four companies and one individual, in efforts to stem funding of the Wagner Russian mercenary group, including from gold mining activities in the Central African Republic.

France 24

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Invasion complicates work in Ukraine's coal mines

Russia's invasion has thrown up huge challenges for Ukraine's coal mines, from the danger posed by air strikes to the departure of miners off to the front to fight.

Reuters