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The article reports that Western auto executives are committing billions of dollars on deals with lithium mining companies, eager to avoid falling further behind automotive company Tesla and Chinese car companies. Topics discussed include importance of lithium for U.S. and European carmakers, remarks from Sham Kunjur, who oversees General Motors' program to secure battery materials, and reason Chinese companies often have an edge over U.S. and European car companies.

The article deals with the lawsuits filed against nonprofit Mined Minds by former students in West Virginia for its failure to fulfill its promise of well-paying computer coding jobs. Topics covered include the challenges faced by Mined Minds, including the opioid epidemic and the poverty culture, according to co-founder Amanda Laucher, and the plight of former students like Stephanie Frame.

The article discusses that Catholic church leaders in Argentina are speaking out against high-impact projects involving mining, fossil fuels and industrial use of water in the South American country. It discusses the takes of the President Alberto Fernández who has shown willingness to discuss issues than former President Mauricio Macri; and mentions about "Social license" which is a term used in to indicate that a company has the surrounding communities' consent to go ahead with a project.

The article discusses the impact that China's economic slowdown is having on its mining interests in places such as Australia, and it mentions Chinese investments in Australia's real estate market as of 2016, as well as the claim that many Chinese families are supporting the Australian economy by sending their children to study at universities in Australia. Purchases of apartments and office buildings in Australia are examined, along with iron ore exports from Port Hedland, Western Australia.

Reports on the financial performance of Australian mining company Rio Tinto in 2004.

Reports that the Australian mining company WMC Resources Ltd. advised shareholders to reject an improved takeover bid by Swiss mining company Xstrata.

Reports that BHP Billiton PLC, the world's largest mining company, produced record amounts of iron ore and coal for steel making in the last three months of 2004 as global demand for commodities surged to its highest in decades.

Cites preliminary figures from the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration which showed that the number of miners killed on the job in the country was poised to reach a record low of 51 in 2004.

Warns that if China is paying too much to develop other countries' oil and mineral resources, the world economy could feel the effects. Sign of China's weakness and national insecurity; Bid of China's state-owned Minmetals Corp. to purchase Canada's Noranda; Imbalances of the Chinese economy.

Reports that shareholders of the South African mining company Gold Fields rejected a bid to merge with Iamgold of Toronto, Ontario. Development that shifted investors' focus back to Harmony Gold Mining's hostile bid for Gold Fields; Plan of Harmony to reinvigorate its plant to purchase Gold Field in an all-stock transaction; Comments of Gold Fields executive Cheryl A. Martin.

Reports on the announcement by jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. that it had sold a 13.9 percent stake in the Aber Diamond Corp., a Canadian mining company, for $268 million.

Reports that South Africa-based mine company Gold Fields Ltd. has urged shareholders to reject a takeover bid from its rival gold producer Harmony Gold Mining Co.

Reports that aluminum maker, Alcoa, said that it would restart an idled smelter in Wenatchee, Washington after workers there approved a labor agreement that would require them to pay health-care premiums.

Reports on the plans of the Australia-based mining company, BHP Billiton to repurchase stocks held by investors in the region. Financial performance and business operations; Profits and earnings distributed to shareholders.

Reports that Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp., a silver producer, has announced that proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services had recommended that the company's shareholders vote to buy Wheaton River Minerals.

Reports on oil prices as of September 7, 2004. Fall in oil prices; Fast growth of oil supplies; Statements of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) president Purmono Yusgiantoro on oil price trends and factors affecting oil prices.

Reports that the Australian mining company BHP Billiton Ltd. was in discussions with the South Korean steel maker Posco to build what would be India's biggest steel mill.

Reports on the rise of Australian mining company, BHP Billiton's profits. Factors that contributed to the rise in the company's profits; Benefits to the company of the increased minerals demand from China; Commodities produced by BHP; Dividends per share that will be paid by the firm.

Reports on the decision of Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. to renew its hostile bid for Vancouver, British Columbia-based Wheaton River Minerals Ltd.

Presents information on international gold trading recent as of August 13, 2004.

Reports that a federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that coal company Horizon Natural Resources Co. did not have to honor its union contracts, a decision that will eliminate medical coverage for thousands of coal miners, including some sick with black lung disease.

Reports on the opposition of New York's Hudson Valley residents against Eddyville Corp.'s proposal to built a limestone mine and a rock-crushing plant in the area. Permits needed by the company to operate a mine on the mountain zoned for residential use; Potential environmental effects of the mine.

Reports that Australian mining company BHP Billiton said it produced record amounts of iron ore, aluminum and nickel in the most recent quarter in 2004, highlighting strong demand from China.

Reports that the Cleveland, Ohio-based mining, mineral and shipping company Oglebay Norton Co. has won court approval to seek creditors' support for its plan to come out of bankruptcy protection.

Reports that a West Virginia federal district judge has struck down an Army Corps of Engineers procedure that gives a blanket pre-clearance to Appalachian mining operations that dynamite away mountaintops and dump some of the refuse into streams. Nationwide permit improperly bypasses the requirement to determine the impact of mining on streams before the permit is granted.

Reports on Iamgold Corp. shareholders' rejection of a proposed acquisition of Wheaton River Minerals Ltd.

Reports that South African gold mining firm, AngloGold Ashanti has agreed to purchase a stake in Trans-Siberian Gold of Russia.

Reports that Ceradyne Inc. has agreed to purchase ESK Ceramics.

Presents the prevailing gold prices in the United States as of June 29, 2004.

Reports on Coeur d'Alene Mines' decision to raise its bid for Wheaton River Minerals, the gold and copper producer based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Reports on Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.'s dismissal of several workers who conducted a strike at the south section of its mian mine in South Africa.

Reports on the prospects of revising the mining laws in the United States after key lawmakers reached an agreement to resume pending hard-rock mining patents. Terms of mining law signed in 1872 by former president Ulysses Grant; Terms of proposed reform.

The article informs that Mark Cutifani, head of multinational company Anglo American, at the African Mining Indaba held in South Africa, urged mining companies to find new, safer, more sustainable and cost-effective ways for mining and connect future of mining with changing societal values.

The article discusses the role that research on microbes in Beatrix mine tunnel water in South Africa plays in the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) efforts to discover life on planet Mars, including in regard to the U.S. Viking space program. The impact that methane has on developing carbon molecules, which are associated with the creation of life, is discussed. An overview of geoscience professor Tullis C. Onstott's research on the Beatrix mine is provided.

The article reports on the settlement of British mining firm Gemfields with the allegations of murder and torture at ruby mines located in northeast of Mozambique.