Tag: minerals
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As lithium prices plunge 80% from their peak, mining towns across Latin America are grappling with layoffs and shuttered businesses. https://restofworld.org/2025/lithium-price-crash-latin-america-mining/?utm_source=semafor more ›
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Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will commit to working with third parties, including the U.S., to revamp their mineral supply chains and develop reforms, according to a draft… more ›
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The US wants rights to DR Congo’s minerals, but one vital mine is still in rebel hands. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyvj986l615o more ›
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It is a mark of just how deeply the world has moved into the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables that tough choices among the climate-minded are rending the… more ›
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You wouldn’t know it from looking at the market today, but some of the largest miners and metals traders are warning that in just a couple of years’ time, a massive shortfall will… more ›
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Conflict minerals have fueled and continue to help sustain armed violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo), linking them to the deadliest conflict globally since World War II. The… more ›
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These changes will permanently alter the map of our energy economy. But they suffer from one major limiting factor: the mineral inputs are increasingly expensive and increasingly unavailable. Solar and… more ›
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Today’s plans to decarbonize global energy systems, which center on a massive expansion in the use of solar, wind, and battery technologies, need to better account for the high environmental… more ›