Author Archives: Donato Peña
AM Green and Port of Rotterdam Sign Green Energy Pact
On May 26, 2025, AM Green, an Indian renewable energy company backed by the founders [...]
Peru: Government Establishes Fund to Support Small-Scale and Artisanal Miners
On May 21, 2025, Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines announced the creation of a [...]
Argentina: Approval of $2.5 Billion Rio Tinto Lithium Project Under New Investment Regime
On May 20, 2025, Argentina approved Rio Tinto’s $2.5 billion Rincon lithium project in Salta, [...]
Giant Mining Advances Majuba Hill Project
On May 19, 2025, Giant Mining Corp. announced the completion of its Spring 2025 diamond [...]
Trump Administration Evaluates Seabed Mining Leases
On May 21, 2025, the Trump administration announced it would evaluate a request from California-based [...]
U.S. Battery Maker Clarios to Build $1B Critical Minerals Plant
On May 20, 2025, Clarios, the world’s largest manufacturer and recycler of low-voltage batteries, announced [...]
Brazil Launches Landmark In-Situ Trial for Rare Earth Mining
Brazilian Critical Minerals (BCM) has launched a field trial for in-situ recovery (ISR) mining at [...]
OECD-NEA Advances Dialogue on Stakeholder Engagement in Nuclear Decision-Making
In May 2025, the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and [...]
Ramboll Group Underscores the Strategic Value of the Social License to Operate
In March 2025, the Ramboll Group, a leading global engineering and consultancy firm, released a [...]
Techno-Economic, Environmental and Social Assessment: A Holistic Framework for Sustainable Energy Transitions
In May 2025, the Techno-Economic Environmental and Social (TEES) Assessment Framework is gaining traction as [...]