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Rio Tinto, Mongolia resolve issues over $6.925B Oyu Tolgoi copper project; underground operations to start

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Rio Tinto, Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ) and the Government of Mongolia have reached an agreement that will move the Oyu Tolgoi (OT) copper mine project ( earlier post ) forward, resetting the relationship between the partners and increasing the value the project delivers for Mongolia.

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Benchmark: battery supply chain hit by Chinese energy cuts

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Benchmark Minerals reports that China’s ongoing energy shortage, which has seen local governments enforce intermittent power cuts since July 2021, has begun to affect domestic anode and cathode production as several producers were forced to scale back production in late Q3.

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Topsoe to provide technology for first commercial size dynamic green ammonia plant in China

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Inner Mongolia is very rich in wind energy resources, and Mintal Hydrogen estimates that the areas wind resources has the potential of being developed into a total output capacity of 150 gigawatt. This corresponds to 40% of the available wind energy resources in China. Mintal Hydrogen Energy Technology Co.,

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Rio Tinto and First Quantum Minerals partner to progress the La Granja copper project in Peru

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Rio Tinto and First Quantum Minerals (FQM) have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture that will work to unlock the development of the La Granja copper project in Cajamarca, Northern Peru, one of the largest undeveloped copper resources in the world. USGS map of global mineral resources.

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Elon Musk discusses potential Tesla investment with Magnolia’s PM

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According to ODI research Mongolia’s economic growth over the last decade grew remarkably at an average of 8%. Mongolia possesses large deposits of coal, copper, gold, silver, and other metallic ores. However, Tesla may be more interested in another mineral Mongolia has in its mines: lithium. Tesla proposes $3.8

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Sinopec Xinjiang Kuqa green hydrogen pilot project enters operation

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Green hydrogen is produced by facilities powered by renewable power sources such as solar and wind energy, minimizing the carbon footprint across the entire production process. With an annual hydrogen production and utilization capacity exceeding 4.5 With an annual hydrogen production and utilization capacity exceeding 4.5

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Cougar Energy Forms New Underground Coal Gasification to Methane JV in Australia

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Cougar Energy Limited and a company associated with Australia Petroleum Ltd. Cougar Energy has previously announced a 341 million tonnes JORC compliant coal resource for EPC 1118. The size of this resource enables Cougar Energy to plan for multiple suitable uses of the syngas generated on site.

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