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Regulators urgently need to fast track approvals for new mines and the renewable energy projects to power them to ensure the supply of minerals essential to averting climate change, gold miner Newcrest's interim head said on Thursday. ....
India's KABIL, a state-owned joint venture formed to scout for minerals overseas, will "shortly" sign an agreement with Argentina to secure a few lithium blocks, a government source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. ....
A government-led buyout signals more uncertainty ahead for a chip industry grappling with oversupply and geopolitics. The state-backed Japan Investment Corp will take over JSR , which makes light-sensitive chemicals vital to manufacturing semiconductors, among other things. It will help Tokyo bolster its technology supply chains as the country looks to capitalise on jitters around Taiwan, home to many major chipmakers and suppliers. ....
South African miners have increased their efforts to bring on new solar and wind generation, renewables company JUWI said, as they seek to cut costs and emissions and address an electricity crisis that has hit their output and the wider economy. ....
Lawmakers in Bosnia's autonomous Serb Republic voted on Tuesday to suspend rulings by Bosnia's constitutional court, a move described by experts as a "legal secession" that is set to deepen political divisions in the volatile Balkan country. ....