March 11, 2021 Lithium miners are going to compete for new licenses in Chile The South American nation has been losing market share as new frontiers open up ahead of an expected tripling of demand for lithium.
March 11, 2021 Russian metal, fertiliser, other firms should invest more at home – Putin Putin asked Russia's tax service to provide a detailed report to him each quarter about the profits of Russia's largest companies and whether they are being invested in projects inside…
March 11, 2021 Despite wobbles, demand to push copper price Chile's mininster says the underlying trend of rising demand remains intact despite hard-to-read daily market gyrations.
March 11, 2021 Glencore’s Antapaccay mine suspends operations over community blockade The mine is the sixth largest copper producer in Peru.
March 11, 2021 Copper wobbles mask ongoing demand strength, top supplier says “In the medium term, as renewable energy and electro-mobility agendas accelerate, the demand for copper will go up, and that is the most permanent trend,” says Chile’s Energy and Mining…
March 11, 2021 Vale approves list of board candidates Shareholders will vote on the new board in an assembly on April 30.
March 11, 2021 Contractor asks Australia to review asset sale by China’s Tianqi Lithium MSP Engineering asks the Foreign Investment Review Board to review a sale of Tianqi’s Australian lithium business to nickel miner IGO after Tianqi refused to pay it for constructing a…
March 11, 2021 BHP says acquisitions unlikely near-term given high commodity prices The company will focus on exploration and wringing more value out of existing assets
March 11, 2021 Glencore chairman Tony Hayward to step down by 2022 Announcement heralds a changing of the guard at the company, with long-serving chief executive Ivan Glasenberg due to step down in June.
March 11, 2021 BHP moves exploration team to Toronto to grow copper, nickel pipeline The move to Canada’s most populous city is expected to help BHP grow its pipeline of “future-facing” metals projects.
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