SW US mine rush collides with water limits
Washington’s push to mine more copper and lithium in the U.S. Southwest is running into a harder limit than permitting: whether projects can secure enough water to operate for decades…
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MCC Canadian Gold Ventures says it has launched a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the British Columbia government after the province stripped MCGV of its mining rights through Orders in Council…
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