Copper unit comes a cropper
Sterlite Industries' proposed copper smelting unit and jetty are a threat to the well-being of the people of Ratnagiri. A recent report on the …
MINING MALAISE
PLEA REJECTED
Clean energy: How AI can help spot the copper we need
A supply crunch may be on the horizon; artificial intelligence can help discover copper deposits formed along ancient mountain ranges over past …
Agitation resurrected
A living nightmare
Thousands of people, including orphan children, face a bleak future living in the world's most polluted city
Curse of copper
After fouling 10 Madhya Pradesh villages with heavy metals and acid, HCL is set to expand its mine
Copper transformed way the world works before: It’s about to do so again
Projections expect a doubling of copper consumption by 2035
PERU
A new technique to protect copper from corrosion
IIT (BHU) researchers used a technique called ‘floating film transfer method’ to obtain ultrathin films of an organic material, …
Coppering the net
Fibre optic cables,, though touted as 21st century's big hope, can still be given a run by the copper wires in the race for providing ultra-fast …
Close, or else
Protesters against Meta Strips in Goa threaten a civil disobedience movement
Court halts Sterlite expansion
Vedanta subsidiary hid facts while seeking clearances
Afghanistan has vast mineral wealth but faces steep challenges to tap it
For Afghanistan, its resources could mean a source of long-term foreign investment, skill-building and infrastructure expansion. But a major …
Bright idea
Catalysis breakthrough makes chemical production green
Profits vs pitfalls
Chile: copper mine water use rising, desalinitaion industry expected to gain heavily
Seawater desalination plants are forecast to cover a third of water demand by miners in 10 years
Thoothukudi firing: Inquiry report finds police, revenue officials responsible for 13 deaths
Ex-CM Palaniswami, district collector criticised; strict action recommended against those responsible
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Peru
Meta Outstripped
The pace of construction at a controversial copper plant in Goa has not slackened despite protests from the people and the church
Climate change action could set off a copper mining boom: How Zambia can make the most of it
The country has substantial reserves of copper and cobalt, critical metals for the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy
Environment ministry, Tamil Nadu Pollution Board must own up to Tuticorin killings
Until we reform environmental governance fundamentally, cases like Sterlite will keep happening and environmental conflicts will only grow
MONEYMAKERS
Metal shield