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NFPA's comprehensive battery safety code nears finish line
12+ hour, 3+ min ago (421+ words) The standard-setting nonprofit could publish its NFPA 800 framework later this month following an unusually quick development process. Battery conflagrations can be particularly destructive in confined spaces, such as parking garages, warehouses and basements. Following a spate of fires, New York…...
Sedron Technologies Raises $500 M to Scale Waste-to-Resource Upcycling
6+ hour, 15+ min ago (656+ words) Sedron Technologies raises $500 million to expand its waste upcycling systems. Varcor technology converts waste into purified water, fertiliser and clean energy products. The municipal sector is a major focus for Sedron Technologies. Its Varcor systems process wastewater biosolids into purified…...
China's copper import slump marks a shift in market power
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (443+ words) LONDON: A two-week ceasefire in the Iran war has dispersed some of the macroeconomic gloom enveloping the copper market, but there may be an even bigger problem for copper bulls. China, the world's largest user of the metal, has demonstrated…...
Africa's Lithium Pipeline Gains Momentum as Global Supply Deficits Loom
11+ hour, 15+ min ago (668+ words) Rising demand for lithium is positioning Africa to attract foreign investment, accelerate local beneficiation and strengthen its role in securing the global battery supply chain. A recent forecast by Wood Mackenzie projects that global lithium demand could exceed 13 million tons…...
Moab celebrates end of uranium tailings pile after decades of work
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (1069+ words) Nearly 100 people gathered Thursday, April 9 at the Grand Center to mark a milestone some local leaders once were not sure they would live to see: the removal of the massive uranium mill tailings pile that for decades loomed above the…...
Venezuela Approves New Law to Open Mining to Foreign Investors
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (1239+ words) The Venezuelan National Assembly on Thursday approved a new law meant to modernize the country's decrepit mining industry and lure private companies to excavate Venezuela's untapped riches of gold and critical minerals. The sweeping changes, in a Socialist-led country that…...
Environmentalists appeal judge's ruling for ioneer's Nevada lithium project
11+ hour, 31+ min ago (198+ words) Environmental groups on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's ruling in favor of ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge lithium and boron project, alleging the proposed Nevada mine would cause a rare wildflower to go extinct. The Biden administration approved the mine in 2024, saying…...
USA Rare Earth's European Expansion: Magnet Plant in France? | Headlines
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (314+ words) USA Rare Earth is eyeing the construction of a new magnet plant in France, following its agreement to invest 40 million euros in Carester, a French rare earth processing company. This investment is a strategic move to reduce dependency on China's…...
Business Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Event April 30 - Loudoun County Sheriff's Office (. gov)
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (224+ words) Business Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Event April 30 Loudoun County Sheriff's Office (. gov) Business Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Event April 30 Loudoun County will host a hazardous waste drop-off event for businesses and other non-residential generators on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Pre-registration is required to participate,…...
Zentek subsidiary Albany Graphite engages Micon Int'l to prepare new PEA for Albany Graphite Project, Ontario
12+ hour, 32+ min ago (258+ words) Zentek Ltd. [TSXV: ZEN; NASDAQ: ZTEK] reported that its wholly owned subsidiary Albany Graphite Corp. has engaged Micon International Limited to complete a new Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) NI 43-101 technical report for the Albany Graphite Project located near Hearst, Ontario....