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Brumadinho's legacy & How to deflate lithiumWe may not need as much lithium as previously thought. Four years after the Brumadinho tailings disaster, industry proposes more industry solutions
Jan 26
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EU's critical minerals, nickel labor, and EVs may not cut it for auto sectorClimate goes metal in this recap of news in mining to slash emissions – with new resources
Mar 9
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Phosphate is as much 'climate mineral' as lithiumIt's crucial to agriculture and EV batteries, scarce and concentrated in a few countries, linked to pollution from cradle to grave – why the low profile?
Feb 9
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Green Rocks has a chatA space to share mining stories and wrestle with climate action.
Jan 30
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Cobalt miners call out 'neocolonialism' as firms avoid accountability
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Mines produce more waste than metal
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What if seabed mining goes wrong?
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2023: More minerals, more solutions
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2023: More minerals, more solutionsDeaths at an Indonesian smelter, Zimbabwe's lithium ban, BYD in Thailand
Jan 19
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The Road to CopperIn Peru, a mining corridor slices through communities
Dec 1, 2022
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How to make rocks carbon neutralAnd mining news from COP27 and elsewhere
Nov 10, 2022
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When a 'critical metal' is only an afterthoughtHow does climate action plan to get materials that are only byproducts?
Oct 20, 2022
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How many mines does it take to...Round-up of the mining news around the world that companies tie to climate efforts
Sep 15, 2022
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Deep-sea mining & the weight of debtAn interview with an economist of feminist climate finance encountering the world of seabed mining
Aug 4, 2022
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Climate still going MetalNews round-up of the mining behind renewable energy technologies
Jul 14, 2022
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Serbia's lithium protest is about the rule of lawAn interview with protest leader Savo Manojlovic
Feb 10, 2022
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Phosphate is as much 'climate mineral' as lithium
10
2
Cobalt miners call out 'neocolonialism' as firms avoid accountability
12
2
Mines produce more waste than metal
8
2
What if seabed mining goes wrong?
10
5
2023: More minerals, more solutions
8
Brumadinho's legacy & How to deflate lithium
7
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