Spain eyes boom in ‘neglected’ strategic mining sector
Madrid (AFP) - Spain is aiming to tap its unexplored strategic mining resources as the European Union urgently seeks to ...
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Ukraine’s earth riches are rare and difficult to reach
Paris (AFP) - Ukraine's soils hold some five percent of the world's mineral resources, which is what US President Donald ...
Nigeria’s lithium mining Eldorado sparks concerns
Nasarawa (Nigeria) (AFP) - At an open-cast mine, Abdullahi Ibrahim Danjija carefully chisels away at a hunk of whitish rock ...
‘Rare earths’ for aid: Ukraine’s minerals threatened by war
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump has signalled he could trade aid to Kyiv in its fight against ...
Lithium-rich Bolivia lags behind in race to mine key metal
La Paz (AFP) - In a patch of South America rich in lithium, used to make batteries for electric cars ...
Lithium-rich Bolivia lags behind in race to mine key metal
La Paz (AFP) - In a patch of South America rich in lithium, used to make batteries for electric cars ...
Bolivia announces $1 bn deal with China to build lithium plants
La Paz (AFP) - Bolivia said Tuesday it had signed a $1 billion deal with China's CBC, a subsidiary of ...
Huge US lithium mine gets govt approval
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - An enormous lithium mine in the Nevada desert was granted final government approval Thursday ...
Serbia leader plans to seal French fighter jet deal with Macron
Belgrade (AFP) - Serbia expects to sign a "huge" deal for French fighter jets during a visit this week from ...
Argentine lithium a boon for some, doom for others
Susques (Argentina) (AFP) - Anahi Jorge, 23, works for a lithium extraction company in Argentina, earning four times the salary ...
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