Article Here are a few stories that caught our eye this week:
South Africa artisanal miners want stake in critical minerals boom
Article by the Context News
A new bill could formalise work for South Africa’s artisanal miners who say they want to contribute to the green mineral rush.
Blood batteries: the human rights and environmental impacts of cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Report by the University of Nottingham
This report aims to add to the growing body of research on cobalt mining in the DRC with new data on the human rights and environmental impacts of both industrial and artisanal mining operations.
Flash Metals USA advances critical minerals recovery plant in Texas
Article by Mining.com
Metallium reported on Monday that its Flash Metals USA subsidiary has made substantial progress on its Technology Campus in Chambers County, Texas – the site of its first commercial-scale metal recovery plant in the US.
Automotive giants are called out for fuzzy net-zero plans
Article by the Trellis Group
Commitments by Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota and Volkswagen don’t align with 1.5C pathways, a recent study says.
US to explore cooperation with Pakistan on critical minerals, hydrocarbons
Article by Reuters
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington looked forward to exploring cooperation with Pakistan on critical minerals and hydrocarbons, with his comments coming in a statement issued by the State Department on Pakistan’s Independence Day.
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