SQM weighs hard choices in Chile amid $3.7bn share wipeout
SQM, the fertilizer-turned-lithium giant, runs the planet’s biggest and most profitable brine operation in Chile’s northern desert.
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Glencore CEO’s first big move: chasing mining’s toughest prize
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Argentina plans to produce 200,000 tonnes of lithium by 2025
Argentina expects lithium exports to reach $5.6 billion by 2025 based on the production of 200,000 annual tonnes of the battery metal.
Seven dead after coal mine collapse in Colombia
A coal mine collapsed last Thursday near the town of Cucunubá.
Zimbabwe to introduce gold-backed digital currency
Zimbabwe will soon introduce a gold-backed digital currency meant to stabilize the local unit from its continued depreciation against the dollar.
Blackbeard didn’t trade with coal, recent discoveries show
The US Navy is to blame for some coal found on one of Blackbeard’s ships.
Germany fights to green production of most important commodity
Steel is the most important material for Germany’s manufacturing sector, going into everything from Volkswagen automobiles to the advanced machinery made by Siemens.
Biden plans to slash planet-warming pollution from power plants
The Biden administration is preparing to propose stringent limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants.