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Coal from Ffos-y-Fran opencast mine transported on Welsh Government rail lines
Work continuing at Ffos-y-Fran this week despite previous orders to cease
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UK is losing a crucial race with China for minerals used in electric cars and green energy, mining boss warns
Eight areas of the UK have been identified as potential sources for the key clean energy minerals but the head of a mining company exploring Scotland and Northern Ireland has warned investment…
Companies & Organisations
Cornish Lithium secures £53.6m to open first mine for the metal in Britain
UK Infrastructure Bank leads funding of project to extract compounds used for electric vehicle batteries
Companies & Organisations
Senedd committee seeks answers from Welsh Government on mining at Ffos-y-Fran
Concerns are mounting that coal is still being extracted from Ffos-y-Fran, the UK’s largest opencast coal mine and that the company operating the mine could eventually “walk away” without restoring the site
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A look at the projects being brought forward by Great British Nuclear
The UK government last week launched the new arms-length body Great British Nuclear (GBN) to “drive the rapid expansion of new nuclear power plants in the UK at an unprecedented scale and…
Companies & Organisations
Tata Group to build $6-billion gigafactory in the UK
India’s Tata Group will build an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the U.K. to supply its Jaguar Land Rover factories, marking the country’s biggest move to date in the car gigafactory…
Companies & Organisations
Imerys and British Lithium to develop UK’s largest lithium deposit
Imerys has acquired an 80% stake in British Lithium, a private company having developed a processing route to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate from Cornish granite.
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New CLG Europe report calls for circular approach to critical raw materials needed for the green transition
CLG Europe’s Materials & Products Taskforce has released a new report in partnership with the Wuppertal Institute on the urgent need for more circularity in the EU critical raw materials market.
Companies & Organisations
Scotgold halts guidance, launches operational review
[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][distance desktop_type=”30″][lvs][distance desktop_type=”30″][vc_btn title=”Source – mining.com” color=”sky” i_type=”material” i_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-perm_device_information” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mining.com%2Fscotgold-halts-guidance-launches-operational-review%2F|target:_blank”][distance desktop_type=”30″][vc_column_text]Shares in Scotgold Resources (LON: SQZ) fell more than 18% on Monday after the troubled miner withdrew its full-year guidance as it began…
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Lessons from the UK, US, and Germany on transitioning power grids from coal to clean
As grids shift from relying on coal-fired generation to more diverse energy mixes, including an increasing proportion of renewable energy, important lessons can be learned on how to maintain flexibility and reliability.