Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has escalated its concerns regarding a proposed mineral sands mining project in Puttalam, filing a formal complaint with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) on
South Africa’s manganese-rich Kalahari basin has become the center of a rapidly expanding mining boom driven by global demand for materials critical to the energy transition, even as local communities report environmental
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Deep beneath the vast deserts of Egypt lies a mineral wealth that has attracted explorers for thousands of years. Today, the country is turning once again toward those landscapes in an effort
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Arkle Resources PLC, the energy metals explorer focused on uranium, has unveiled a significant acceleration of its exploration strategy in Namibia after completing a Phase 1 geophysical interpretation that has materially upgraded
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The United States is confronting a far more entrenched rare earth dependency problem than its recent political rhetoric suggests. Over the past year, President Donald Trump has pushed an aggressive agenda aimed
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The Dominican Republic’s National Popular Coordinator (CPN) has accused Canadian mining companies of endangering one of the country’s most important ecological and agricultural regions, as growing public protests forced a suspension of
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On the evening of April 22, at least 10 people, including a Turkish national, were killed while several others sustained injuries in an attack at a copper and gold project site in
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Far beneath the manicured lawns, rolling gardens, and ornamental lake surrounding a former royal palace on the outskirts of Brussels, a quiet archive has unexpectedly become the focus of a geopolitical struggle.
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The United States and Australia have announced plans to provide up to $600 million in financial backing for a major rare earths refinery project, marking one of the most concrete steps yet
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Yang Haiming didn’t stop working when he retired from the coal mines at age 60. Instead, he swapped underground tunnels for sizzling grills, turning his livelihood into a restaurant that serves lamb
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The United States has secured access to rare earth metals from Brazil through a $565 million loan to the mining company Serra Verde, ensuring that American industries—from defense to technology—can obtain the
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