Blackwater founder launches fund to invest in electric car battery metals
The founder of the US private security company aims to raise as much as $500 million to invest in deposits of metals such as cobalt, lithium and copper.
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Gold barrels into 2019 as growth concerns spur demand for haven
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New Year’s resolutions for miners: SEC updates disclosure requirements
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Galaxy Resources receives partnership offers for flagship Argentinian project
Galaxy will only proceed with a strategic partner "if the final terms of the relationship properly recognise the fundamental underlying value of Sal de Vida"
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Rio Tinto, Mongolia sign power deal for Oyu Tolgoi copper mine
The Oyu Tolgoi project is central to Rio Tinto's push to diversify its portfolio away from iron ore.
Chile monthly copper output highest in 13 years
Ore grades and efficient processing increase output in the world's top producer of the red metal.
