#minesandmining — Public Fediverse posts

The Trump Administration Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited.

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/climate/lithium-mine-interior-karen-budd-falen-water-contract.html

The Government Is Shut Down. But Not for Fossil Fuels.

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/climate/trump-government-shutdown-energy.html

Arkansas May Have Vast Lithium Reserves, Researchers Say - Federal and state researchers said there might be five million to 19 million tons of lith... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/business/energy-environment/arkansas-lithium-ev-batteries.html #unitedstatesgeologicalsurvey #electricandhybridvehicles #oil(petroleum)andgasoline #geothermalpower #lithium(metal) #minesandmining #exxonmobilcorp #bidenjosephrjr #reservoirs #batteries #saltonsea #research #arkansas

Biden Bans Chinese Bitcoin Mine Near U.S. Nuclear Missile Base - An investigation identified national security risks posed by a crypto facility in Wyoming... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/13/us/bitcoin-mine-biden-ban.html #unitedstatesinternationalrelations #foreigninvestments #bitcoin(currency) #lawandlegislation #computersecurity #virtualcurrency #minesandmining #bidenjosephrjr #cheyenne(wyo) #arkansas #china

The First Secret Asteroid Mission Won’t Be the Last - AstroForge, a private company, wants to mine a space rock, but it doesn’t want the compet... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/science/secret-asteroid-mission-astroforge.html #rocketscienceandpropulsion #privatespaceflight #spaceandastronomy #minesandmining #solarsystem #astroforge #asteroids #start-ups

Lithium Scarcity Pushes Carmakers Into the Mining Business - Ford, General Motors and others are striking deals with mining companies to avoid raw mat... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/02/business/lithium-mining-automakers-electric-vehicles.html #electricandhybridvehicles #politicsandgovernment #foreigninvestments #metalsandminerals #minesandmining #lithium(metal) #teslamotorsinc #generalmotors #northamerica #southamerica #automobiles #supplychain #fordmotorco #batteries

How a Quebec Lithium Mine May Help Make Electric Cars Affordable - The project also illustrates how difficult it is to get lithium out of the ground and bre... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/20/business/electric-vehicles-lithium-quebec.html #internationaltradeandworldmarket #inflationreductionactof2022 #electricandhybridvehicles #factoriesandmanufacturing #prices(faresfeesandrates) #quebecprovince(canada) #metalsandminerals #piedmontlithiumco #sayonaminingltd #minesandmining #batteries

Fight Looms Over New York’s Bid to Slow Crypto-Mining Boom - Crypto interests are lobbying Gov. Kathy Hochul to veto a groundbreaking bill that would ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/07/nyregion/cryptomining-ban-ny.html #hkftxtradingltd(futuresexchange) #greenhousegasemissions #politicsandgovernment #statelegislatures #lawandlegislation #virtualcurrency #hochulkathleenc #minesandmining #newyorkstate #environment

Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Boost Critical Mineral Supply - The action aims to enhance American production of crucial materials for electric vehicles... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/31/business/economy/biden-minerals-defense-production-act.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #internationaltradeandworldmarket #bidenjosephrjr #minesandmining #unitedstates #rareearths #batteries

How the War in Ukraine Could Slow the Sales of Electric Cars - The price of nickel, an essential ingredient in most batteries, has soared because of fea... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/18/business/energy-environment/nickel-russia-battery-electric-cars.html #russianinvasionofukraine(2022) #electricandhybridvehicles #prices(faresfeesandrates) #futuresandoptionstrading #londonmetalexchange #metalsandminerals #minesandmining #commodities #supplychain #batteries #shortages #nickel #russia

On the Banks of the Furious Congo River, a 5-Star Emporium of Ambition - As the clean energy revolution upends the centuries-long lock of fossil fuels on the glob... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/07/world/congo-cobalt-investor-fleuve-hotel.html #congodemocraticrepublicof(congo-kinshasa) #chinainternationaltrust&investmentcorp #alternativeandrenewableenergy #electricandhybridvehicles #frontierservicesgroup #blackwaterworldwide #tshisekedifelix #minesandmining #bidenjosephrjr #cobalt

On the Banks of the Furious Congo River, a 5-Star Emporium of Ambition - As the clean energy revolution upends the centuries-long lock of fossil fuels on the glob... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/07/world/congo-cobalt-investor-hotel.html #congodemocraticrepublicof(congo-kinshasa) #chinainternationaltrust&investmentcorp #alternativeandrenewableenergy #electricandhybridvehicles #frontierservicesgroup #blackwaterworldwide #tshisekedifelix #minesandmining #bidenjosephrjr #globalwarming

Hunt for the ‘Blood Diamond of Batteries’ Impedes Green Energy Push - Dangerous mining conditions plague Congo, home to the world’s largest supply of cobalt, a... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/29/world/congo-cobalt-albert-yuma-mulimbi.html #congodemocraticrepublicof(congo-kinshasa) #corruption(institutional) #politicsandgovernment #chinamolybdenumcoltd #gertlerdan(1973-) #yumamulimbialbert #tshisekedifelix #minesandmining #bidenjosephrjr #mobutuseseseko #trumpdonaldjjr #cobalt

Race to the Future: What to Know About the Frantic Quest for Cobalt - A New York Times investigation examines the global demand for raw materials as the clean ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/20/world/china-congo-cobalt-explained.html #alternativeandrenewableenergy #freeport-mcmoranoil&gasinc. #electricandhybridvehicles #politicsandgovernment #minesandmining #bidenjosephrjr #globalwarming #unitedstates #bidenhunter #cobalt #china

How Hunter Biden’s Firm Helped Secure Cobalt for the Chinese - The president’s son was part owner of a venture involved in the $3.8 billion purchase by ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/20/world/hunter-biden-china-cobalt.html #congodemocraticrepublicof(congo-kinshasa) #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #electricandhybridvehicles #politicsandgovernment #minesandmining #bidenjosephrjr #unitedstates #bidenhunter #automobiles #batteries #cobalt #china

Race to the Future: What to Know About the Frantic Quest for Cobalt - A New York Times investigation examines the global demand for raw materials as the clean ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/20/world/china-congo-cobalt-takeaways.html #alternativeandrenewableenergy #freeport-mcmoranoil&gasinc. #electricandhybridvehicles #politicsandgovernment #minesandmining #bidenjosephrjr #globalwarming #unitedstates #bidenhunter #cobalt #china

How Hunter Biden’s Firm Helped Secure Cobalt for the Chinese - The president’s son was part owner of a venture involved in the $3.8 billion purchase by ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/20/world/hunter-biden-china-congo-cobalt.html #congodemocraticrepublicof(congo-kinshasa) #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #electricandhybridvehicles #politicsandgovernment #minesandmining #bidenjosephrjr #unitedstates #bidenhunter #automobiles #batteries #cobalt #china

The World Wants Greenland’s Minerals, but Greenlanders Are Wary - The island has rare elements needed for electric cars and wind turbines. But protesters a... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/01/business/greenland-minerals-mining.html #angloamericancorp #indigenouspeople #nuuk(greenland) #minesandmining #globalwarming #bezosjeffreyp #arcticregions #rareearths #gatesbill #greenland #geology #uranium

Lithium Mining Projects May Not Be Green Friendly - A race is on to produce lithium in the United States, but competing projects are taking v... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/business/lithium-mining-race.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #alternativeandrenewableenergy #controlledthermalresourcesltd #electricandhybridvehicles #conservationofresources #berkshirehathawayinc #lithiumamericascorp #geothermalpower #lithium(metal) #minesandmining #waterpollution #unitedstates

These Microbes May Help Future Martians and Moon People Mine Metals - An experiment aboard the space station showed that bacteria were effective at extracting rare eart... - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/science/bacteria-mining-mars-moon.html #internationalspacestation #spaceandastronomy #minesandmining #mars(planet) #rareearths #bacteria #moon

Down on the Farm That Harvests Metal From Plants - Hyper-accumulating plants thrive in metallic soil that kills other vegetation, and botanists are t... more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/science/metal-plants-farm.html #agricultureandfarming #your-feed-science #flowersandplants #minesandmining #indonesia #malaysia #research #nickel