Britain agrees deals on clean energy, critical minerals with Zambia
Mining News Pro - Britain on Thursday said it had agreed deals with Zambia on clean energy and critical minerals as foreign minister James Cleverly ends a four-day visit to Africa to deepen ties.
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Britain carves out exemption for gold clearing banks from Basel III rule
Mining News Pro - A British regulator said on Friday that banks clearing gold trades in London could apply for an exemption from tighter capital rules due in January 2022, removing what some said was a threat to the functioning of the market.
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Britain's Firestone to sell Botswana diamond mine for $50 000
Mining News Pro - Britain's Firestone Diamonds has agreed to sell its Botswana mine to a local company for just $50 000, after previous attempts to offload the mine it valued at $10-million in 2014 fell through.
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Britain blocks plans for new coal mine in northeast England
Mining News Pro - The British government has refused to allow a new open cast coal mine to be built in northeastern England, the Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick said.
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Britain’s accelerating transition to electric cars
Mining News Pro - Britain’s transition from petroleum to electricity in road transport is accelerating, albeit from a low base, and will start to have a significant impact on oil consumption towards the end of the decade.
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Britain goes two months without power from coal plants
Mining News Pro - Britain is about to pass a significant landmark — at midnight on Wednesday it will have gone two full months without using electricity from coal fired power stations for the first time since the industrial revolution.
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