China’s BYD holds mining rights in Brazil’s Lithium Valley, documents show
The EV producer's mineral rights acquisition in Brazil is its biggest step yet toward mining strategic minerals in the West.
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Peru copper output edges down in 2024 to 2.74 million tonnes
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Nornickel senior vice president leaves company
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Glencore says it rejected an approach for its DRC operations last year
Glencore said on Friday it had rejected an unsolicited approach from an unnamed buyer for its operations in Congo.
LME copper spreads surge to premium on short covering
Worries about tariffs on copper had spurred traders to buy copper on the US Comex exchange and sell on the LME.
Severe cyclone makes landfall near Australia’s iron ore hub
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Rio Tinto clears final hurdles for $6.7B Arcadium Lithium buy
The acquisition of Arcadium is Rio Tinto's biggest deal in over a decade, making it one of the top lithium miners globally.
Global Lithium appoints new CEO in push to develop frozen project
Dianmin Chen was appointed as managing director and CEO at its annual shareholder meeting on Thursday.