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Aerial view of artist Alicja Patanowska on hands and knees installing 1992 small blue tiles on ground, plus 1 of 8 copper-coloured ones visible.

September 17, 2025 Jim McClelland

Artist uses waste to show impact of copper mining

News: Art installation composed of 2,000 hand-thrown ceramic tiles, incorporating industrial waste, explores consequences of copper mining.

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Brazilian Nickel’s site at Piauí, north east Brazil, showing green-coloured minerals on conveyor belt in foreground, with industrial buildings behind.

August 16, 2023 Jim McClelland

Critical minerals investor to be first $1bn unicorn

News: Critical minerals investment company secures $200M in equity funding and is set to become market’s first-ever unicorn valued over £1bn.

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