Miners aim to meet a growing demand for emissions-free energy, though a failure to clean up old sites haunts the industry.
Category: Metals and Minerals
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Bimetal Watches Come Back Into Style
Timepieces in a combination of gold and steel, first popular during the 1970s and ’80s, are helping brands maintain revenues even as sales decline.
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How to Become a Player in the Global Mineral Trade
Kazakhstan’s bounty has enriched the country and grabbed the attention of entrepreneurs scrambling to control the ingredients needed to fight climate change.
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Biden Announces Tariffs on Chinese Metals Routed Through Mexico
The measure aims to close a loophole that officials said allowed metals made partly in China to come into the United States duty free.
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Metal Thieves Are Stripping America’s Cities
Across the country, copper and other valuable materials have been stolen from streetlights, statues and even gravesites, costing millions to repair.
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F.A.A. Investigating How Counterfeit Titanium Got Into Boeing and Airbus Jets
The material, which was purchased from a little-known Chinese company, was sold with falsified documents and used in parts that went into jets from both manufacturers.
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Electric Cars Are Suddenly Becoming Affordable
More efficient manufacturing, falling battery costs and intense competition are lowering sticker prices for battery-powered models to within striking distance of gasoline cars.
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An Often Unseen Setting Reappears
High jewelry designers are bringing metals back into view so the work is not just about the gemstone.
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Mining Giant BHP Makes $39 Billion Bid for Rival Anglo American
The deal would create one of the largest copper miners at a time when demand is soaring for the metal used for many green technologies.
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Can Europe Save Forests Without Killing Jobs in Malaysia?
A new regulation aims to rid the palm oil supply chain of imports that come from former forestland. Southeast Asian countries say it threatens livelihoods.
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Jewelry Designs Come to Him in a Kind of Dream
When he wakes up, Adam Neeley said, “I have the piece perfectly imagined in my head like it’s already done.”
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Brushed Gold Becomes the Finish of the Moment
Designers say the matte surface creates an interesting play of light for their pieces.