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Gold vs water: Argentina opens glaciers to mining but at what cost to world food supplies?
ACTU
09.05.2026

Gold vs water: Argentina opens glaciers to mining but at what cost to world food supplies?

Beneath the shining white glaciers of the Andean mountains lie valuable deposits of gold, copper and molybdenum which, until recently, were off-limits to the mining companies that have set their eyes on these untapped minerals. That could be about to change, after legislators in Argentina agreed to amend the Glacier Law that has prohibited all mining and exploration activities in the country’s glacier regions since 2010. The legislation defined the country’s 16,000 glaciers – covering an area of...

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SCMP Economy
How Nvidia’s Corning pact shines light on China’s dominant role in global fibre supply
ACTU
08.05.2026

How Nvidia’s Corning pact shines light on China’s dominant role in global fibre supply

Chipmaking giant Nvidia’s deepening partnership with US fibre optics maker Corning to replace copper links in next-generation rack-scale artificial intelligence systems is shining a spotlight on mainland China’s optical communications supply chain. The domestic optical value chain is also doubling down on AI scenarios, emerging as the global bedrock for the high-capacity components required to power AI infrastructure. “The global optical fibre and cable market had entered a period of both rising...

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SCMP Economy
From ‘whiff-whaff’ to the Table Tennis World Championships – photo essay
Sport
07.05.2026

From ‘whiff-whaff’ to the Table Tennis World Championships – photo essay

Global game celebrates centenary event in London as players of all ages showcase their skill, style and speed“Table tennis is very good for the mind as well as the body, whatever age you are,” says 73-year-old Wang Qi, the oldest competitor at the Table Tennis Team World Championships in London.Incredibly the Fiji player, who hails from China, is 61 years older than the youngest player, Enya Hu, from Switzerland. Age is evidently no barrier in this increasingly popular sport.Dimitrije Levajac of Serbia plays a defensive shot in his victory over Luka Mladenovic of Luxembourg in the early round robin stages at the Copper Box Arena. Continue reading...

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Guardian Sport
From a smuggling ring in Chile to rare earth wrangling in Brazil, here are highlights from the SCMP's foreign correspondents in March 2026
Monde
01.05.2026Résumé IA

From a smuggling ring in Chile to rare earth wrangling in Brazil, here are highlights from the SCMP's foreign correspondents in March 2026

SCMP compiles six notable Latin America stories: Chile uncovered a US$917 million copper smuggling ring to China over five years; China and Russia expressed support for Cuba amid US pressure; Brazil's labor ministry blacklisted BYD for slave labour conditions. The compilation covers diplomatic, criminal, and trade developments across the region.

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SCMP Economy
Korea's $2 Billion Copper Mine Failure: El Boleo Sale for $1 Exposes Governance Gaps
En développement
Business·23.04.2026Résumé IA

Korea's $2 Billion Copper Mine Failure: El Boleo Sale for $1 Exposes Governance Gaps

Korea's state-run Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corp. (KOMIR) sold the El Boleo copper mine in Mexico for just $1 in late 2025, effectively losing approximately $2 billion in public funds. The project, launched in the early 2010s under the Lee Myung-bak administration's resource diplomacy policy, collapsed due to inflated reserve estimates, low ore grades, high production costs, and geological challenges. Despite the project turning negative by 2022, the sale was delayed until late 2025, with the processing plant—completed in 2014 at a cost of hundreds of millions—also included in the $1 sale. The article calls for independent investigation and structural reform of state-run resource firms.

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Yonhap News
Bougainville Activist Wins Goldman Prize for Decades-Long Fight Against Rio Tinto Mining Legacy
En développement
Environment·20.04.2026Résumé IA

Bougainville Activist Wins Goldman Prize for Decades-Long Fight Against Rio Tinto Mining Legacy

Theonila Roka Matbob, 35, from Papua New Guinea's Autonomous Region of Bougainville, has won the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize for her activism addressing environmental and social harms from the Panguna copper and gold mine operated by Rio Tinto. The mine operated from 1972-1989, causing massive environmental damage and triggering a decade-long civil war that claimed thousands of lives. Roka Matbob led a landmark human rights complaint against Rio Tinto, resulting in a 2024 memorandum of understanding to address remediation.

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NPR News