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Sweden’s parliament has voted by a single vote to lift the 2018 uranium mining ban, paving the way for new nuclear fuel extraction amid energy security concerns and strong environmental opposition.
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Turkey’s Miryildiz Mining will invest $482 million to develop gold and copper production in Kazakhstan, targeting output by 2026 amid record metal prices and expanding cooperation with the Development Bank of Kazakhstan.
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Dr. Peter Tom Jones’s Europe’s Lithium Paradox exposes Europe’s growing dependence on imported minerals — and its struggle to balance green energy goals with resistance to local mining.
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Putin has ordered a roadmap to boost Russia’s rare-earth mining capacity by year’s end, aiming to reduce reliance on China and strengthen trade ties with Asia.
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Vulcan Energy has received approval to build its first commercial lithium extraction plant in Germany, marking a major step toward Europe’s first carbon-neutral lithium supply chain.
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Critical Metals has obtained key environmental approvals for its Tanbreez rare earth project in Greenland, paving the way for mining at one of the world’s largest heavy rare earth deposits.
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Greater Sudbury welcomed a Hungarian delegation to discuss partnerships in battery technology, critical minerals, and clean energy innovation.
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Montenegro has appointed U.S. and Serbian law firms to defend it in an ICSID arbitration case filed by Switzerland’s Tara Resources over the cancelled Brskovo mine concession.
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Serbia has opened consultations on a new mining law designed to align national regulations with EU standards on critical raw materials, sustainability, and transparency.
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Bulgaria will invest over €1.38 billion from the EU’s Just Transition Fund to transform its coal regions through renewable energy, hydrogen, and industrial redevelopment projects.