Tag: Raw materials
around twenty dead in the collapse of a gold panning site
In Mali, around twenty people died in the collapse of a gold mining site. This happened this Saturday, June 8 at the Faranida site, in the Bougouni region, in the…
President Gabriel Boric puts the issue of lithium at the center of his tour in Europe
Chilean President Gabriel Boric is in Europe for the second time since coming to power. A week-long trip which begins with Germany where he landed on Monday June 10, then…
the floating gas production unit finally off the coast
A decisive step before the entry into production of the Grand Tortue mega-gas field off the coast of Senegal and Mauritania, the floating production, storage and unloading unit (called FPSO)…
EU clarifications on the memorandum of understanding signed with Rwanda
The signing of this memorandum of understanding on minerals last February, between the European Union and Rwanda in the midst of the conflict in eastern DRC, was very poorly received…
Russian giant Gazprom suffers record loss in 2023 amid European market closure
Gazprom announced Thursday May 2, 2024 that it had suffered a record loss of 6.4 billion euros in 2023. The Russian giant is suffering from a virtual closure of the…
an Ivorian NGO warns of the Liberian origin of cocoa beans exported by Ivory Coast
An investigation carried out by an Ivorian NGO revealed this Monday, April 22, that cocoa beans exported by Côte d’Ivoire come from deforested lands in neighboring Liberia. A few months…
The United States bans the import of several Russian metals
Washington banned, on Friday April 12, the importation into the United States of aluminum, copper and nickel of Russian origin, as part of additional sanctions taken with the United Kingdom…
France: the opening of a lithium mine divides the villagers of Échassières
For or against the lithium mine? This is the question asked to residents of Échassières, a village of 400 inhabitants in central France. The multinational Imerys wants to open this…
Gold is sold and bought like hot cakes
Gold has never sold or bought so dearly. This most precious metal once again broke a new historic record this Thursday, March 22, exceeding 2,200 euros per ounce and 65,000…
cocoa producers enjoy prices now higher than those of vanilla
In Madagascar, the rise in world cocoa prices benefits local producers who see the value of their products now higher than that of vanilla. Explanations. 2 mins With our correspondent…