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At least 200 dead in Congo coltan mine collapse, authorities say, as rebels dispute toll
1+ week, 4+ day ago (491+ words) A general view of the site of a massive landslide at an open pit coltan mine in Rubaya, Jan. 30 / AFP-Yonhap GOMA, Congo " A mine collapse on Tuesday at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo left at least 200 dead,…...
Philippines thanks LX International for restoring copper mine
1+ week, 6+ day ago (303+ words) LX International has received an official commendation from the Philippine government for successfully completing environmental restoration work at the Rapu-Rapu copper mine. The award ceremony took place Wednesday during the Korea-Philippines Business Forum in Manila, a day after President Lee…...
US hosts finance ministerial talks with S. Korea, Japan, others on critical mineral supply chains
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (311+ words) U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 5. Reuters-Yonhap WASHINGTON " The United States convened a meeting of finance ministers from South Korea, Japan and other partners in Washington on Monday to discuss efforts to…...
US hosts finance ministerial talks with S. Korea, Japan, others on critical mineral supply chains - The Korea Times
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (311+ words) U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 5. Reuters-Yonhap WASHINGTON " The United States convened a meeting of finance ministers from South Korea, Japan and other partners in Washington on Monday to discuss efforts to…...
When resources become weapons
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (531+ words) China's decision to brandish resources as a geopolitical weapon against Japan has once again set off alarm bells across Northeast Asia. By announcing a sweeping ban on exports to Japan of so-called "dual-use" items " materials that can serve both civilian…...
Almonty boosts US national security with Sangdong tungsten mine
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (793+ words) Almonty Industries Chairman Lewis Black, front row center, celebrates with the company's Director Daniel D'Amato, front row third from left, and Chief Financial Officer Brian Fox, front row third from right, during the Nasdaq Opening Bell ceremony at Nasdaq headquarters…...
LS C&S to produce rare-earth magnet in Virginia - The Korea Times
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (450+ words) LS Cable & System (C&S) CEO Koo Bon-kyu, fifth from left, and Virgina Gov. Glenn Youngkin, fourth from left, pose at the Patrick Henry Building in Richmond, Va., Friday (local time), during a ceremony for the Korean cable maker's announcement of…...
Korea to open rare metals cooperation center in Mongolia this week - The Korea Times
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (183+ words) Employees of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy enter its building at Government Complex Sejong, March 2022. Yonhap Korea will officially launch a rare metals cooperation center in Mongolia this week to help the East Asian nation strengthen the industrial…...
The critical minerals race is putting the planet at risk - The Korea Times
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (271+ words) These environmental crises are exacerbated by deepening inequality and social divides in many mining-dependent countries. The Global Atlas of Environmental Justice has documented more than 900 mining-related conflicts around the world, about 85% of which involve the use or pollution of rivers,…...
Korea to designate all 17 rare earths as critical minerals to beef up resource security - The Korea Times
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (272+ words) Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan, right, presides over the inaugural meeting of the national resource security council in Seoul, Friday. Yonhap Korea will designate all of the 17 scientifically identified rare earth materials as strategically critical minerals requiring government control for the…...