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MMDR Amendment Bill aims to bring long-term stability to major minerals sector
18+ hour, 19+ min ago (347+ words) ANI 16 Aug 2026, 09:29 GMT+ New Delhi, [India] August 16 (ANI): The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, passed by both Houses of Parliament on August 13, aims to bring greater certainty and stability to India's major minerals sector by creating a…...
West Africa: Lithium in the Sahel - How Armed Groups Are Exploiting the Global Scramble for the Critical Mineral
12+ hour, 9+ min ago (998+ words) Every electric vehicle, smartphone and laptop battery begins with one essential ingredient: lithium. The critical mineral sits at the centre of the global transition to cleaner energy. Lithium powers rechargeable batteries. Securing its supply is, therefore, an economic and geopolitical…...
Laos Rare Earth Mine Suspension China Supply Risk
13+ hour, 14+ min ago (1106+ words) Rare Earth Exchanges Laos Suspends Chinese Rare Earth Mine-Exposing Beijing's Heavy Rare Earth Vulnerability - Laos suspended a Chinese rare earth project in August 2026 over legal-compliance and environmental concerns, halting heavy rare earth feedstock supply. - China relies on ion-adsorption deposits in…...
South Africa is mining lithium for the green-energy transition; prospecting rights now cover 73,000 hectares, 117 farms and land supporting 30,000 jobs
14+ hour, 46+ min ago (629+ words) South Africa is mining lithium for the green-energy transition; prospecting rights now cover 73,000 hecta The Times of India...
Real reason Donald Trump has eyes on tiny Australian town with just 130 residents
20+ hour, 11+ min ago (895+ words) The tiny town of Fifield in central New South Wales, located six hours west of Sydney with a population of merely 130, seems an unlikely candidate for global attention. Yet, it has suddenly been thrust into the spotlight, becoming central to…...
Mixed Plastic Scrap Market 2035: Recycled-Content Mandates Drive Demand for Certified High-Purity Scrap - News and Statistics
15+ hour, 57+ min ago (627+ words) According to the latest IndexBox report on the global Mixed Plastic Scrap market, the market enters 2026 with broader demand fundamentals, more disciplined procurement behavior, and a more regionally diversified supply architecture. Major trends: Mandatory recycled content quotas in EU and…...
Scrap metal sector: Exporters deplore the delay in license renewals and appeal to the head of state
18+ hour, 2+ min ago (1147+ words) Tensions are rising in the scrap metal sector. While industry players are still awaiting clarification on the renewal of their export licenses, frustration is mounting. In a letter addressed to the President of the Republic, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Serigne Momar…...
Standard Lithium demonstrates use of its South Arkansas lithium carbonate in battery cells
16+ hour, 3+ min ago (236+ words) Standard Lithium Ltd. has announced the successful downstream battery testing of lithium carbonate produced from its South West Arkansas project. Standard Lithium provided approximately one kilogram of battery-quality lithium carbonate produced using the SWA Project’s brine and process flowsheet to…...
Smith Sanitation to Begin Waste Pickup in Riverside
16+ hour, 3+ min ago (109+ words) Riverside residents have been alerted to changes coming to their garbage and recycling services. The city has outlined key dates in the coming week. Citizens received their new garbage and recycling carts on Thursday. Monday is the final pickup day…...
Parliament committee calls for urgent overhaul of small scale mining sector
16+ hour, 39+ min ago (330+ words) Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources Tobie Aupindi says Namibia’s small-scale mining sector requires urgent legislative and institutional reforms to unlock its potential and address persistent challenges facing miners. Aupindi made the remarks at the conclusion of…...