Halt illegal imports of conflict minerals from DRC, campaigners urge EU
Law to stop armed groups profiting from trade in gold, tin, tungsten and tantalum is being breached, rights groups say The European Union has been...
Category : Mining
Thousands take to streets in Serbia to protest against proposed lithium mine – video report
Serbia has been gripped by protests against the opening of a proposed lithium mine by the Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto. The planned project will...
Activist opposed to Rio Tinto lithium mine receives anonymous death threats
Serbian green campaigner who co-drafted declaration against lithium exploitation now fears for his safety When Aleksandar Matković received the first message threatening his life, he...
Thousands of Serbians protest in Belgrade against lithium mine
Controversial mining project is a political fault line in Balkan country over fears about environmental impacts Thousands hit the streets in Serbia’s capital Belgrade Saturday...
Von der Leyen heads to Greenland as EU seeks materials for green transition
European Commission will open office in the territory, made strategically important by rare resources and melting ice The president of the European Commission, Ursula von...
EU moves to cut dependency on China for battery and solar panel materials
Parliament votes to cut mining red tape and diversify its supplies of raw materials such as lithium and silicon The EU has voted in a...
Concerns raised over mining companies’ role in battery passport scheme
ERG and Glencore are among founders of ReSource, a proposed joint venture that is also backed by Tesla Human rights groups have raised concerns that...
