China’s metals trade is facing a year of upheaval: Andy Home
China's trade in industrial metals looks set for significant upheaval this year as the country adapts to fast-evolving supply chains.
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The Lerala Mine was opened in 2008 and had to be shut twice due to weak sales, until it was placed under judicial management last year.
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Bringing the project to production is expected to take about four years, but Donlin gold project is still has a long way to go in the permitting process before construction and operations can begin.
Glencore drops as clash with former partner adds to Congo issues
Shares fell as much as 3.9% after the company said late Friday that a Congolese court authorized bailiffs to freeze certain Glencore assets after Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler served orders on local units for almost $3 billion in damages.
Australia’s Galaxy hires JP Morgan to advise on $376m-lithium project options
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Dominicans protest against EnviroGold’s operations
The protesters say the running water that they receive from local rivers has been declared unfit for human consumption.
American mining company stops delivering clean water to community near polluted mine site
The firm is now delivering water to a site off a Native American reservation.
Why the lithium bears are wrong
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Peruvian president advocates for sustainable mining
Martín Vizcarra said that he was in favour of promoting mining development in his country.
