The arid and infertile Atacama Desert in Northern Chile is nonetheless an industrial breadbasket, home to a hefty chunk of global copper production. Chuquicamata, the world’s…
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The recent Chinese brokered rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia signalled a milestone in Middle Eastern politics. The two major powers of the region had…
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Snaking for miles into the vast Mongolian steppe, trucks laden with coal headed to fuel iron ore smelters used to queue for days at the…
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Nickel is the biggest challenge for high-volume, long-range batteries!” Elon Musk Cobalt, lithium and copper have often dominated headlines about electric vehicles and energy transition.…