Le projet de mine à ciel ouvert de Nouveau Monde Graphite – qui vise à fournir des anodes pour batteries au lithium-ion de voitures électriques à partir de 2023 – a lancé en juillet ses travaux d’infrastructure à Saint-Michel-des-Saints, dans Lanaudière. Pendant que les pelles mécaniques s’activent, le projet divise toujours la communauté.
Foreign companies operating in world top copper miner Chile on Wednesday asked lawmakers to rewrite a controversial bill that would slap royalties on their sales, warning the fresh taxes could squander their competitiveness and future investment plans.
Kamoa-Kakula Copper Mine achieved Phase 1 commercial production on July 1, 2021; first phase projected to produce approximately 200,000 tonnes of copper per yearKamoa-Kakula's Phase 2 expansion, scheduled
Kamoa-Kakula Copper Mine achieved Phase 1 commercial production on July 1, 2021; first phase projected to produce approximately 200,000 tonnes of copper per year Kamoa-Kakula's Phase 2 expansion, scheduled for Q3 2022, will double annual copper output to approximately 400,000 tonnes Ivanhoe Mines pledges net-zero greenhouse gas emissions at the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Mine Good progress being made on Ivanhoe's Western .
Foreign miners in Chile warn lawmakers fresh royalties would hammer competitiveness
The El Abra mine in northern Chile. (Credit: Consejo Minero)
Foreign companies operating in world top copper miner Chile on Wednesday asked lawmakers to rewrite a controversial bill that would slap royalties on their sales, warning the fresh taxes could squander their competitiveness and future investment plans.
The royalty bill has gained momentum this year as prices of the red metal – critical for its use in construction and automaking industries – have soared amid a nascent global recovery following the coronavirus pandemic.
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