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IOM3 has published a policy paper setting out key actions required as the UK, and the rest of the world, transitions from energy dependency based on burning fossil fuels to low carbon energy sources.

All 17 rare-earth metals can now be collected from spent fluorescent lightbulbs, claim scientists in Germany.

The award is to support decarbonisation of iron ore processing at the Rio Tinto's Labrador West operations.

The UK government has published its response to the report of the Task and Finish Group on Critical Mineral Resilience for UK Industry.

Nuton is a bio-heap leaching technology and Rio Tinto claims it can recover up to 85% of copper from primary sulphide ore.

A share of up to £4mln is available from Innovate UK for collaborative R&D projects on circular critical materials supply chains.

Post London Metal Exchange Week 2023, Wood Mackenzie hosted a briefing on the risks and opportunities for metals and mining amid accelerated energy transition pressures. Alex Brinded reports.

A kinetic study is planned for a patent-pending lithium extraction technology to obtain data for pilot-scale testing.