The UK’s Critical Minerals Association, in partnership with Metal Events, is holding its first Critical Metals and Materials Conference in London on 22-23 March 2023. MMTA members are entitled to…
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CRM - Critical Raw MaterialsCrucibleSustainability and Resource ManagementThe Crucible: July/August 2022
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Lithium ESG Index
by Polina Sparks August 26, 2022Benchmark Mineral Intelligence brings clarity to the otherwise opaque markets of the lithium-ion battery (LiB) and electric vehicle (EV) supply chains. Through its services, ranging from PRA, Data, Forecasts and…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: August 2023
CarbonChain and MMTA partner to empower the minor metals industry in the low-carbon transition
by Polina Sparks September 11, 2023Dear Members, We are excited to announce the Minor Metals Trade Association has partnered with CarbonChain to help drive the metals industry towards a more sustainable future. CarbonChain is an…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2022
Chris Brozowski joins the MMTA Board
by Polina Sparks November 30, 2022Chris Brzozowski, commercial director of ICD Europe Ltd has been approved to join the MMTA Board of Directors, subject to his board membership being ratified by the MMTA members at…
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The critical minerals industry has the potential to transform Indonesia into a top destination for sustainable investment. This event, organised by Fastmarkets and supported by the Indonesian government, will bring…
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Jintai Forum
by Polina Sparks November 14, 2023Global Mining Business Development Forum Speakers will include Chinese government officials, guest officials from African countries, heads of national associations, senior media executives and top-tier academic researchers. As well as…
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Mastering Carbon Accounting for Minor Metals
by Polina Sparks October 6, 2023On 1 October, the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanist (CBAM) came into force in its trial phase in the European Union. Affected importers into the EU will have to report…
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CrucibleSustainability and Resource ManagementThe Crucible: November 2023
Navigating carbon reporting
by Polina Sparks December 4, 2023A beginner’s guide for minor metals professionals In a recent CarbonChain-MMTA webinar, we dived deep into the world of carbon reporting for minor metals. Here, Julie Sandilands, Head of Carbon…
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OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains
by Polina Sparks February 7, 2023The 2023 edition of the OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains will take place on 25-28 April 2023 at the OECD Headquarters in Paris. The Forum will…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2023
Sustainability and ESG Committee
by Polina Sparks February 27, 2023MMTA News In light of our work progress over the past year and current priorities, the MMTA board has decided to retire the News Spot-light Group and to reconvene…
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Swiss companies Tesenso and StockScan provide raw materials supply chain management solutions. In this article, they outline the service they provide, how it can help ESG compliance in the metals…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: April 2024
The global energy transition depends on mining – but are we going to make it in time?
by Polina Sparks April 18, 2024An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable (John Locke, philosopher 1632 – 1704) In this op-ed for The Crucible, Ingrid Putkonen, Managing Director and Founder of…
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CrucibleMMTA Member newsResourcesSustainability and Resource ManagementThe Crucible: September 2022
The importance of ESG in the Rare Earth industry
by Polina Sparks September 29, 2022A-level student Rachel Higgins recently spent two weeks on work experience at MMTA member company, UK rare earth processor Less Common Metals. There she divided her time between different departments…
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In Part 1 of this series for The Crucible analysts Andrew Matheson and Patrick Stratton of CPM Group tackle the tension at the heart of Net Zero’s reliance on minor…
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Recent reporting on conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), based in part on the UN Security Council’s Group of Experts report of December 2023 and in part…
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News spotlight In the last two weeks of March, representatives form 36 member countries of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), the UN regulator tasked with protecting marine life in international…