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Oliver Balch, (Oct 31, 2019)
With the EU targeting a third of cars being electric by 2030, the poorest country in western Europe sees a bright future in exploiting the mineral critical for batteries. But as Oliver Balch reports from Porto, the ‘new gold’ could turn to dust if local opposition is not assuaged
Martin Wright, (Oct 31, 2019)
Martin Wright reports on a host of new initiatives that are attempting to clean up the production of minerals critical to the energy transition, like lithium, cobalt, copper and gold
April Streeter, (Sep 20, 2017)
The response to Canada's worst mining disaster showed the extent to which the industry and governments have failed to take sufficient action to protect indigenous peoples’ rights, critics say
Nadine Hawa, (Sep 21, 2016)
Four years after 34 South African mine workers were shot dead while protesting living conditions, Amnesty International finds little has improved
Nadine Hawa, (Jun 5, 2015)
Conflict mineral disclosure, birth certificates for street kids, India NGO crackdown and oceans valued
