EU inks deal with Chile for easier access to battery metals
Trade agreement gives Europeans greater access to copper, lithium and raw materials that are key for the energy transition.
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Lithium price rally has more room to run, thanks to US climate bill
More than $13 billion of investment has been announced in the less than three months since Biden signed the IRA into law.
WTO rules against US tariffs on steel, aluminum imposed by Trump
Such a ruling, which has yet to be confirmed by the WTO, would undermine one of Trump’s most controversial trade decisions.
Cordoba sells 50% stake in Colombian project to China’s JCHX for $100m
The Alacran project is positioned to be the largest copper mine in Colombia in the near future.
Copper rises while Goldman predicts prices reaching $11,000 in a year
Copper price rose on Thursday on hopes that an easing of coronavirus controls in China will increase demand.
Ascot drills 488 g/t Au at Big Missouri deposit, its best gold intercept since 2017
These results give the company confidence that "there is more gold to be discovered outside the existing resource model at Big Missouri.”
BYD considers US battery plant, refrains from selling EVs after Biden Inflation Act
BYD is pursuing a dedicated cell production site in America, buoyed by robust consumer demand for EVs.
Trafigura posts record $7 billion profit in blowout year
Earnings more than doubled in the 12 months through September, Trafigura said.
VW says South Africa must end coal dependence for EVs to make sense
South Africa produces nearly 90% of its total energy supply from coal.
