Environment & sustainability

Minexx has announced that it is expanding its capabilities with the appointment of Dominique Kayigire as its Responsible Sourcing Manager.

Eight technology innovators’ submissions have been selected to progress beyond the Charge On Innovation Challenge, launched by BHP, Rio Tinto, and Vale.

Rio Tinto has started producing tellurium at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah, USA.

Glencore and Li-Cycle have announced an innovative partnership to advance circularity in battery raw material supply chains.

Lithium processing company Green Lithium has agreed terms with Trafigura that will support the development of one of the first centralised commercial lithium refineries in Europe.

Vale has signed a long-term contract with Tesla Inc. to supply Class 1 nickel to the US from its operations in Canada.

Anglo American has unveiled a prototype of the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck, designed to operate at its Mogalakwena PGMs mine in South Africa.

CleanTech Lithium, an exploration and development company advancing the next generation of sustainable lithium projects in Chile, has announced an operations and corporate update.

Anglo American has released an update on Los Bronces Integrated Project permitting process.

RMI and the Copper Mark have launched a public consultation on the revised criteria for responsible minerals and metals.

Teague Egan outlines how EnergyX’s new LiTAS plants are ready to disrupt the lithium extraction status quo.

CleanTech Lithium has signed an MOU with KMX Technologies to optimise the sustainability of its lithium processing projects in Chile.

Atalaya Mining Plc has announced the publication of its inaugural Sustainability Report for the year ended 31 December 2021.

Anglo American plc has released a statement commenting on the latest developments in the environmental assessment process for its Los Bronces Integrated Project.

The Government of Canada has announced Budget 2022, ‘A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable’, that includes its first critical minerals strategy.