Electric cars market threatened by potential cobalt tax hike in Congo
The nation, responsible for about two thirds of global output, plans to increase tax on cobalt to 5% from 2%.
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Giant Bougainville mine restart stalls on moratorium over fears of civil unrest
The Bougainville government has imposed an indefinite moratorium on mining at the controversial Panguna site — once the world's biggest open-pit copper mine.
Russian competition watchdog investigates Alrosa gas assets sale
The Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service is investigating forthcoming sale of natural gas assets by producer Alrosa after a complaint from would-be buyer.
Here are the key levels in gold & gold miners
Gold stocks blew past their 200-day moving averages, gold over $1300/oz. Now let's take a technical look and focus on key support and resistance targets.
Bacanora seeks expansion of German lithium project with newly acquired exploration licence
The Falkenhain deposit, in the German state of Saxony, is located about 5 km from another Bacanora asset in Germany — the 50%-owned Zinnwald lithium project.
Liberty House makes binding offer for Rio Tinto’s French aluminium smelter
Liberty House is the industrial arm of British steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance and Rio's aluminium smelter in Dunkirk, France, is the largest in Europe.
Centamin jumps on better-than-expected gold output estimates
The Egypt-focused gold miner also expects solid growth this year. It’s targeting 580,000 ounces in production, up from an estimate of 550,000-560,000 ounces.
Chile’s Andina mine to be modified to protect glaciers
Codelco will invest $250 million to modify the shape of the current pit.
Oil tanker still on fire in the East China Sea
The Sanchi collided with a cargo ship about 260km off the coast of Shanghai.
