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China and critical raw materials: a strategy of domination
On July 3, 2023, China decided to impose restrictions on gallium and germanium exports from August onwards. This clearly appeared to be a retaliatory...
China plans to drill the moon for minerals
China will begin drilling on the moon in search of critical minerals within our lifetimes, the head of UK Space Command has said.
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Beyond Rocks and Minerals – Why People, Nature and Gemstones Matter?
Books are a store of knowledge, a vehicle of science and it is not rare to find many which fit the phrase ‘food for...
Sacrificial Lands: Mining the Minerals to Fuel the Green Revolution and a Post-Carbon World
It has been said that while mining may not be everything, nothing else would be possible without it. Critical resources have come to be...
Mine 2020: global Top 40 mining companies resilient in face of COVID-19
The global Top 40 mining companies are so far weathering the COVID-19 crisis but should take advantage of relative stability to adopt strategies to...