Brazilian mining juggernaut Vale is bringing in giant trucks from Caterpillar with a surprising twist: They are all electric. Vale is a $4.5 billion operation that mines a variety of elements, including nickel, copper, and manganese needed for modern technology, according to data collector Statista. In 2021, the company announced that it sold its coal […]
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Russian ships are being taken out by mines covertly laid by Ukrainian sea drones: report
Ukrainian sea drones are laying mines to damage Russian ships in the Black Sea, the WSJ reported. Four ships, including missile corvette Samum and patrol ship Pavel Derzhavin, have been hit. Laying mines by naval drone is part of Ukraine’s unconventional warfare program. Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessels are laying undersea mines that have already damaged […]
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Seizing white-owned farms and nationalising mines among demands of South African coalition hopefuls
Seizing white-owned farms and nationalising all mines are among the demands of minority parties jostling for position in an unprecedented coalition after South Africa’s elections. Frantic coalition talks began on Monday after the ruling African National Congress lost its majority in a humbling election. Two of the political parties vying for power – former president […]
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Tara Mines to reopen after workers vote to accept deal
Tara Mines will reopen from next month after workers voted to accept a deal brokered through the Workplace Relations Commission. Boliden will restart production at its zinc mine in Co Meath in the third quarter after being closed for almost one year, the Swedish mining group said on Friday. Tara will gradually increase production to […]
Tara Mines to reopen after agreement reached at Workplace Relations Commission
Tara Mines in Co Meath is to reopen after an agreement has been reached at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). Trade union Siptu said it will release more details on the deal after it has spoken to its members. Tara Mines’ Swedish parent company, Boliden, announced the temporary closure of the facility last June, resulting […]
China to Build More Coal Mines to Feed Surging Power Capacity
(Bloomberg) — China will build more coal mines in its push for higher domestic supply and to tame price increases, according to the National Development and Reform Commission. Most Read from Bloomberg The world’s biggest coal producer and consumer set targets to add about 300 million tons of annual mining capacity for “emergency storage reserves” […]
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Native groups sit on a treasure trove of lithium. Now mines threaten their water, culture and wealth
TUSAQUILLAS, Argentina (AP) — Irene Leonor Flores de Callata, 68, treks along a bone-dry riverbed, guiding a herd of llamas and sheep through stretching desert. Flores de Callata’s native Kolla people have spent centuries climbing deep into the mountains of northern Argentina in search of a simple substance: Fresh drinking water. Here, in one of […]
Soldiers and civilians are dying as Mexican cartels embrace a terrifying new weapon: Land mines
In one moment, a column of soldiers and military pickups creeps along a dirt road in western Mexico. In the next, a massive explosion sends debris and a body flying. The ground where a soldier stood seconds earlier is a gaping hole, the aftermath of an improvised land mine planted by one of the region’s […]