Articles for Critical Minerals

India to kick off critical minerals mission to bolster energy transition
8 hours, 47 minutes ago

India to kick off critical minerals mission to bolster energy transition

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India is set to kick off a national mission for the critical and strategic minerals sector as the country looks to propel its journey towards green energy transition and boost electric vehicle manufacturing capacity. As the world races to secure vital minerals for renewable energy and emerging technologies, India gears up to take centre stage with the launch …

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India’s firmer attempts at mineral diplomacy
1 week ago

India’s firmer attempts at mineral diplomacy

The Hindu  

As India seeks to expand its manufacturing and technological capability, critical minerals will become vital to fulfil this ambition. To address India’s mineral security challenge, which is aimed at reducing its strategic vulnerability, New Delhi has started an attempt to engage in mineral diplomacy. The missing pieces India’s attempt at mineral diplomacy has led to many positive outcomes, but still …

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Ontario to restrict electricity exports to US and bar American-made alcohol if Trump tariffs applied
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1 week, 3 days ago

Ontario to restrict electricity exports to US and bar American-made alcohol if Trump tariffs applied

Associated Press  

TORONTO — Canada’s most populous province may bar American-made alcohol in addition to restricting electricity exports to Michigan, New York State and Minnesota if President-elect Donald Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on all Canadian products, a senior official said Thursday. Ontario’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said after Wednesday’s meeting with the premiers that a number of provincial premiers voiced support …

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Experts question Biden's Africa promises
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Experts question Biden's Africa promises

China Daily  

By SHAO XINYING | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-06 09:24 US President Joe Biden delivers a speech during the annual National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the White House in Washington, Dec 5, 2024. In the waning days of his presidency, US President Joe Biden made a rare visit to Angola, touting support for Africa and a key railway project. …

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Experts question Biden's Africa promises
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Experts question Biden's Africa promises

China Daily  

US President Joe Biden delivers a speech during the annual National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the White House in Washington, Dec 5, 2024. In the waning days of his presidency, US President Joe Biden made a rare visit to Angola, touting support for Africa and a key railway project. "Biden's visit to Angola in the final month of his …

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Biden in Angola’s Lobito with a railway plan to counter China influence in Africa
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Biden in Angola’s Lobito with a railway plan to counter China influence in Africa

Firstpost  

The United States has provided a $550 million loan to support the Lobito venture, which involves refurbishing an existing railway through Angola and extending it into Congo’s mining heartland as part of the first phase US President Joe Biden was welcomed with song and dance as he arrived in the Angolan port city of Lobito on Wednesday, the last day …

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US chips 'highly unsafe, easy to hack', say Chinese industry bodies to tech companies, advises to buy local
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

US chips 'highly unsafe, easy to hack', say Chinese industry bodies to tech companies, advises to buy local

Firstpost  

In a rare coordinated response to escalating US restrictions on China’s semiconductor sector, four of China’s top trade associations claimed American chips are “no longer safe or reliable.” Beijing has also responded to US’ recent actions by banning the export of several critical minerals The call to reduce reliance on American chips could affect major US firms like Nvidia, AMD, …

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Biden wraps historic Africa trip overshadowed by domestic and geopolitical controversies
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Biden wraps historic Africa trip overshadowed by domestic and geopolitical controversies

CNN  

Luanda, Angola CNN — President Joe Biden grinned as he posed for photos with the leader of Angola before departing the country Wednesday, capping off an historic trip that was overshadowed by controversy stemming from Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter and unexpected turmoil from a key US ally. Over the three-day trip, the first for an American president, …

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India’s Strategic Push For Self-Reliance In Critical Minerals: How Battery Recycling Is The Right Fit
3 weeks, 5 days ago

India’s Strategic Push For Self-Reliance In Critical Minerals: How Battery Recycling Is The Right Fit

ABP News  

By Manikumar Uppala Modern technologies have deemed some minerals such as cobalt, lithium, nickel, and silicon, among a few others, as critical, especially as the world moves towards clean energy. Critical Mineral Mission Is Need Of The Hour Solar PVs, wind turbines and energy storage systems are the clean energy technologies most important for India’s net zero transition. By recovering …

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Biden officials make last-ditch push for Greenland mining investment
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Biden officials make last-ditch push for Greenland mining investment

Hindustan Times  

By Ernest Scheyder Biden officials make last-ditch push for Greenland mining investment Nov 26 - The outgoing administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is making a last-ditch push for mining companies and others to invest in Greenland, a move aimed at cementing its critical minerals diplomacy and boosting Western supply of materials for the energy transition. Greenland, a semi-autonomous part …

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Govt should include coking coal in list of critical minerals to boost production: Niti report
1 month ago

Govt should include coking coal in list of critical minerals to boost production: Niti report

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The government must include coking coal in the list of critical minerals and provide special dispensation to enhance the domestic production of the key raw material for steel production, according to a Niti Aayog report. "Government of India must include coking coal in the list of critical minerals since coking coal constitutes approximately 42 per cent of the …

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Trump 2.0 won’t reverse Biden’s critical minerals push: Andy Home
1 month ago

Trump 2.0 won’t reverse Biden’s critical minerals push: Andy Home

Live Mint  

By Andy Home LONDON, - Donald Trump has described the Inflation Reduction Act as a "green scam" and vowed to repeal it after he returns to the White House in January. But some of the "new green deal" money has also been channeled to the U.S. industrial base, such as the $75 million allocated for an upgrade of Constellium's aluminium …

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How the next Trump presidency in the US could lead to a greater military build-up in northern Australia
1 month, 1 week ago

How the next Trump presidency in the US could lead to a greater military build-up in northern Australia

ABC  

The Northern Territory has long had unique ties to the United States, from the several thousand of Marines deployed to Darwin each year to the Pine Gap spy base in Central Australia. John Coyne, northern Australia expert at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, said the "great power competition occurring between the US and China" — as well as signals Trump …

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Critical Minerals for India's Clean Energy Transition: A Supply Chain Challenge
2 months ago

Critical Minerals for India's Clean Energy Transition: A Supply Chain Challenge

Hindustan Times  

India's clean energy transition faces challenges due to the need for critical minerals. The country is a net importer of several critical minerals, and the demand for these minerals is expected to rise manifold in the coming decades. To ensure a resilient supply of critical minerals, India needs to develop strategies to create resilient mineral supply chains, domestic and global, …

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India, US sign MoU on critical minerals cooperation to reduce dependence on China
2 months, 2 weeks ago

India, US sign MoU on critical minerals cooperation to reduce dependence on China

Hindustan Times  

India and the United States on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding to expand and diversify the critical minerals supply chain, with an aim to reduce dependence on China, during a bilateral commercial dialogue in Washington DC. A US commerce department release said the MoU was aimed at “leveraging” the complementary strength of both countries to ensure greater resilience in …

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India, US likely to sign pact on critical minerals, sources say
2 months, 3 weeks ago

India, US likely to sign pact on critical minerals, sources say

Hindustan Times  

By Shivangi Acharya and Neha Arora India, US likely to sign pact on critical minerals, sources say NEW DELHI -India and the United States are likely to sign an initial pact for cooperation on critical minerals this week, two Indian government sources said, as the two countries try to bolster trade ties despite diplomatic hiccups. They are expected to sign …

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China is itching to mine the ocean floor
2 months, 3 weeks ago

China is itching to mine the ocean floor

Live Mint  

Scattered across the ocean floor are trillions of lumps of nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese. The scramble for critical minerals is “a new front for strategic competition among global powers", says China’s national intelligence agency. In 2016 Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said his country must get its hands on the “hidden treasures" of the ocean. Three Chinese miners—China Ocean Mineral …

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Indonesia’s Nickel Conundrum
3 months ago

Indonesia’s Nickel Conundrum

The Diplomat  

Under outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, who took office 2014, Indonesia has pursued with single-minded focus the goal of positioning the country at the forefront of the world’s electric vehicle revolution. As David Uren of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute noted in February, “The surge in Indonesia’s exports of processed nickel and stainless steel has sent nickel prices plummeting from …

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Seeking to counter China, US awards $3 billion for EV battery production in 14 states
3 months ago

Seeking to counter China, US awards $3 billion for EV battery production in 14 states

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is awarding over $3 billion to U.S. companies to boost domestic production of advanced batteries and other materials used for electric vehicles, part of a continuing push to reduce China’s global dominance in battery production for EVs and other electronics. “Today’s awards move us closer to achieving the administration’s goal of building an end-to-end supply …

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I'll be the best friend you ever had, Peter Dutton promises miners
3 months, 1 week ago

I'll be the best friend you ever had, Peter Dutton promises miners

ABC  

Peter Dutton will jettison Australia's medium-term carbon budget by "turbocharging" a pipeline of more than 420 mining and energy projects as part of a broader pledge to make himself the best friend the resources sector has "ever had". Attacking the prime minister as "tone-deaf" to the industry's concerns over industrial relations and environmental laws, Mr Dutton will say that no …

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Overhaul of environmental laws looks shaky, with 'nature positive' and industrial reforms delayed
4 months ago

Overhaul of environmental laws looks shaky, with 'nature positive' and industrial reforms delayed

ABC  

Plans to overhaul the nation's environmental laws have been delayed yet again, with Labor struggling to secure any support for its "Nature Positive" laws. Labor's trouble with environmental reform is compounded by its inability to secure support from either the Greens or the Coalition for its Future Made In Australia policy to accelerate the development of critical minerals needed for …

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Minister seeks shift of regional offices of GSI and Bureau of Mines to AP
4 months, 1 week ago

Minister seeks shift of regional offices of GSI and Bureau of Mines to AP

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Mines and Geology Minister Kollu Ravindra met Union Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday and presented several proposals to bolster the mining sector in Andhra Pradesh. "There is huge scope for mining of beach sand minerals in AP and the state government plans to develop an Integrated Beach Sand Minerals Project including downstream plants for value-added products. “This …

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Cash-Hungry Canadian Miners Test Grey Area of Anti-China M&A Rules
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Cash-Hungry Canadian Miners Test Grey Area of Anti-China M&A Rules

Live Mint  

Nearly two years after Canada moved to restrict foreign investment in the country’s mining sector, minerals explorers and developers are testing the limits of those rules. The Canadian government cracked down on mining deals involving foreign state-owned entities in 2022 in a move widely seen as targeting China’s influence in the global critical minerals supply chain, but which threatens to …

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Budget 2024: ₹1,000 crore venture capital fund for space economy
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Budget 2024: ₹1,000 crore venture capital fund for space economy

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a set of forward-looking initiatives as part of the budget proposals on Tuesday, operationalising a ₹1 lakh crore research fund that experts said will help work in next generation technologies and announce a new fund for innovation in the space sector. “With our continued emphasis on expanding the space economy by 5 times in the …

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