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EU Commission: Chinese lithium must not become ‘the new Russian gas’

The EU has drawn up a priority list of 47 projects for the mining and processing of critical raw materials, which local authorities will be required to fast-track through the permitting process in as little as 15 months or less.

Europeans' Stories

Czechia wants to phase out coal. But is gas the solution?

Europe's coal-age, industrial dinosaurs are getting fitted-out for the future. Take the Czech Republic, for example: The Prague government has promised to phase-out coal-fired power generation by the year 2033.

Europe News

Ukrainian women bolster coal mining workforce to aid energy supply

Our international correspondent Valerie Gauriat travelled to south-eastern Ukraine to meet the women who have recently joined the efforts to secure critical energy supply — in the coal mines.

Business

Rio Tinto sees steady earnings despite lower iron ore prices

Although Rio Tinto has been affected by lower iron ore demand from China, the world's second biggest miner managed to make robust progress on a number of projects in 2024.

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Business

Mining giant Glencore's annual results hit hard by fall in coal prices

Glencore also revealed it was considering moving its primary listing from the UK to New York, or elsewhere, to get the "right valuation".

Business

Antofagasta records robust performance on soaring copper demand

Following strong performance in 2024, Antofagasta kept its production guidance for 2025 stable, expecting output to be between 660,000 and 700,000 tonnes this year.

Green News

Serbian lithium mine European Parliament film screening fuels dispute

The European Union needs lithium for its energy transition and is eagerly eyeing huge reserves in northern Serbia, but twenty years after making the discovery in the Jadar valley, Rio Tinto’s ambitions to mine the site remain stuck in a mire of environmental opposition and Balkan politics.

EuroVerify

DRC conflict: Why is the EU facing calls to suspend Rwanda deal?

Diplomatic sources say the bloc is facing calls to suspend its wide-ranging minerals agreement with Rwanda amid fears it is inflaming the escalating conflict in eastern DRC.

Euronews Tech Talks

Does Europe need lithium mining projects? | Podcast

Does Europe need lithium mining projects? Is there such a thing as responsible mining? This episode of Euronews Tech Talks delves into this heated debate with insights from experts.

Green News

Why does Trump want Greenland, and does Greenland want Trump?

A wealth of resources essential to the green transition has made Greenland a hot commodity but what do the people who actually live there really want?

South Africa

South Africa recovers survivors and dead bodies from illegal gold mine

At least 100 illegal miners have died and more than 400 remain trapped underground after a months-long standoff with police, rights groups say.

Green News

Poland’s former coal capital joins alliance to phase out coal power

Katowice hopes to serve as an example to other industrial cities wanting to move away from fossil fuels.

Eco-Innovation

Scientists transform waste into batteries that could power grid

Sustainable alternatives to rare metals are needed as the demand for batteries increases.

Green News

Children are mining for the lithium that powers our electric vehicles

Children as young as five-years-old were found to be working in one illegal mine.

Markets

Church urges El Salvador's president to keep ban on gold mining

The country banned all metals mining above ground and below in 2017 in order to protect the small country's water resources from contamination.

Mali

Australian gold miner to pay Mali €152 million to free detained staff

Resolute Mining's CEO and two other employees were arrested in the Malian capital in early November after meeting with tax and mining authorities.

South Africa

South Africa cuts off supplies to illegal miners to 'smoke them out'

Up to 4,000 illegal miners are estimated to be underground in an abandoned mine while South African authorities try to clear them out and arrest them.

Markets

European mining stocks plunge as metal prices tumble

Global mining stocks have declined as metal prices fell, driven by a strong US dollar and disappointing details from China's latest stimulus measures.

The Big Question

‘Geologically blessed’: How to build a battery without China

“We very often confuse availability with reliability,” says Kazakhstan’s minister for industry.

Business

BHP faces multi-billion UK lawsuit over 2015 Brazil dam collapse

Mining company BHP is being sued for billions of euros by victims of a dam collapse in Brazil back in 2015. This lawsuit will be one of the biggest of its kind in English legal history.