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Brazil-based Sigma Lithium Corporation received a Triple Environmental License for its Barreiro lithium mine in Minas Gerais. This secures long-term mining operations and spodumene ore supply for its Greentech Industrial Complex, supported by 16-year BNDES financing. The company has proactively engaged with communities, funding a school and childcare unit.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and WTO Secretariat have launched the Trade in Critical Minerals (TiCM) database at COP29 in Baku. The database provides comprehensive information on trade flows, visualizations, and policy data for 250 critical minerals essential for clean energy transition, including materials used in batteries, wind turbines, and electric vehicles.

UK's Mining Remediation Authority has completed safety works in Wigan to address ground collapses caused by a historical coal mine shaft. The project involved pouring 120 cubic metres of concrete to create a 0.5-metre thick reinforced cap with a 16-metre diameter over the shaft. The works were necessary after multiple ground collapses between 2018 and 2023, addressing safety concerns from a coal mine dating back to 1840.

UK-based Anemoi Marine Technologies has completed the installation of five Rotor Sails on Vale's 400,000 dwt Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) Sohar Max, making it the largest wind propulsion project to date. The project, completed at COSCO Zhoushan shipyard in China, involves 35m tall, 5m diameter Rotor Sails with a folding deployment system. The installation is expected to reduce fuel consumption by 6% and cut carbon emissions by 3,000 tonnes annually.

South Africa and Angola have discussed strengthening bilateral trade and investment relations with a focus on clean energy transition and critical minerals development. The Development Bank of Southern Africa is financing renewable energy projects and infrastructure in Angola. Both countries aim to leverage their critical minerals resources for industrialization while transitioning to a low-carbon economy.

The UK Office for National Statistics has released production data covering manufacturing, mining and quarrying, energy supply, and waste management sectors. The data includes seasonally adjusted figures tracking volume changes across these industrial sectors.

The UK Office for National Statistics has released data on production industries including manufacturing, mining and quarrying, energy supply, and waste management sectors. The release includes detailed information on production volumes, export data, and business survey responses across these industrial sectors.

Chinese researchers from Linyi University, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, and Shanghai Advanced Research Institute have conducted a study on the microstructure and crystallization behavior of potassium chloride and magnesium chloride solutions in salt lakes. The research aims to improve the efficiency of potassium extraction from salt lake brines through better understanding of ion interactions and crystallization processes.

South Africa and Angola have discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation in clean energy and critical minerals during President Joao Lourenço's State Visit to South Africa. The countries have identified opportunities in renewable energy generation, green hydrogen, electric vehicle manufacturing, and critical minerals development for the energy transition. South Africa's Industrial Development Corporation has existing investments in Angola's Cabinda Oil Refinery and phosphate project.