Mining company continues with lithium prospection in spite of Operation Influencer
Savannah Resources “contracts external audit to prove innocence of Influencer suspicions” British mining company Savannah Resources is continuing with lithium prospecting in Boticas in spite of the suspicions hanging over
Potential impacts of deep sea mining to be studied in Azores
“A lot of international pressure for mining to take place” The Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP) is leading a project that aims to assess the potential
Locals prepare embargo to block British mining company encroaching on common land
The Local Community of Common Land of Covas do Barroso, in Boticas, is said to be putting the finishing touches to a bid for a ‘providência cautelar’ (judicial embargo) to
Determined anti-mining caravan takes protests through four northern villages
Opposition to several projects remains resolute An anti-mining ‘caravan’ is winding its way through various threatened areas in the north today, reinforcing the message that mining companies – no matter
“Corruption in mining endemic” – Portuguese academics join pressure against European zeal for ‘critical raw materials’
Open letter signed by dozens of civic associations and university professors Dozens of Portuguese civic associations, as well as academics and university professors, have signed their names to an Open
Environmental impact of planned Montalegre lithium mine favourable – APA
But dissenters vow to continue battle against The Romano lithium mine, proposed for Montalegre, in Portugal’s northern district of Vila Real, has obtained a favourable conditional Environmental Impact Statement (DIA)
The Lithium Conundrum: The Covas do Barroso Project
The news that Savannah Resources Plc (SRP) has satisfied the requirements of the environmental regulator APA and thus passed to the final stage of concession for the Barroso project was
Lithium mining concession “terminates contract with local associations”
“Goal was to contribute to pacification – but has not been well understood” Further strife in Montalegre as Lusorecursos Portugal Lithium – the company seeking to mine in the area
Environmentalists demonstrate in Lisbon against deep sea mining
Environmentalists demonstrated today in Lisbon against deep sea mining – a practice being promoted as a way of securing metals required for decarbonisation but which, they say, will have devastating
Portugal’s first lithium mine gets environmental approval
Anti-mining campaigners brace for ‘more coming down line’ The Barroso lithium mine, proposed for the borough of Boticas, in the district of Vila Real, has finally won the favourable environmental