BHP, Rio Tinto partner with major steelmaker on decarbonisation efforts

Australia’s leading iron ore producers – BHP and Rio Tinto ­– have partnered with BlueScope to accelerate the decarbonisation of steelmaking by agreeing to jointly investigate the development of the country’s first ironmaking electric smelting furnace (ESF) pilot plant. Under a framework agreement, the companies will consolidate the work each party has completed to date, leveraging both miners’ deep knowledge…

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American Lithium starts next phase of Falchani work

Canadian-based American Lithium Corp. has commenced the environmental work required for a pre-feasibility study (PFS) on the Falchani lithium project in southeastern Peru with the initiation of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) with SRK Peru. The EIA process will run in parallel with work to update the company’s existing preliminary economic assessment on Falchani. American Lithium said it believes that…

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