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March 9, 2025

Ron Finklestien

mining

Rio Tinto Successfully Concludes Maiden Biofuel Trial in Australia

Rio Tinto Completes Initial Biofuel Trial to Decarbonize Operations Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) announced on Wednesday the successful completion of its first biofuel trial across its network of ports, railways, and mines in Western Australia. This initiative is part of the company’s strategy to decarbonize its iron ore operations. The trial was carried out over four weeks, from January to February, in collaboration with Neste, a Finland-based renewable diesel producer, and Australian fuel supplier Viva Energy. During the trial, Neste provided 10 million litres of renewable diesel sourced from used cooking oil. The fuel was transported from Singapore to

April 26, 2024

Ron Finklestien

mining

Panama completes process of mining concession cancellations

“Compliance with Law 407 that established the mining moratorium for metallic materials has been fully [completed]. The [commerce and industries ministry] complied with its implementation,” minister Jorge Rivera Staff told newspaper La Prensa. The minister pointed out that some companies are preparing ‘legal actions’ against the annulment of their concessions. In March, the ministry reported to the national assembly that 82 applications for metallic minerals exploration had been rejected to comply with the law, as reported by La Prensa. In December, the ministry rejected Orla Mining’s request to extend the three concessions for its Cerro Quema gold and silver project

February 7, 2024

Ron Finklestien

mining

Li-Metal Revolution: A Game-Changer for Green Lithium Production Li-Metal Revolution: A Game-Changer for Green Lithium Production

In a groundbreaking move, Li-Metal has completed a concept study for the world’s first carbonate-to-metal lithium plant, set to revolutionize green lithium production for future electric vehicles. Environmental Sustainability at its Core The concept study yielded promising results, affirming the feasibility of the vision and highlighting the potential to significantly reduce harmful chlorine gas by-product, while anticipating minimal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on a commercial scale. Li-Metal CEO Srini Godavarthy expressed enthusiasm, emphasizing the positive impact on environmental sustainability. He stated, “The results of the study corroborated the viability of our vision and, importantly, further demonstrated that, in addition to