Chile awards new lithium contracts despite political storm
The country awarded two of five contracts on offer -- one to Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD and another to local firm Servicios y Operaciones Mineras del Norte.
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Epiroc launches Mobius for Drills, a data hub for mine operations
Mobius for Drills will lead mines toward automation and connectivity.
Singapore bourse to start cobalt, lithium contracts in H1 2022
SGX will partner with Fastmarkets, the price reporting agency for these products.
Bedford report lists mining’s top paid executives and directors
The top earning mining executive was Mark Rosenthal, the COO and former chairman and CEO of MP Materials at C$29 million.
Tunisia targets doubling phosphate output as economy languishes
Reaching the target of 8 million tons in the next two years, up from 3.9 million in 2021, would raise production to levels Tunisia hasn’t experienced since before its Arab Spring uprising.
Coal slurry dam spills near historic South African game reserve
An estimated 1,500 cubic meters of liquid known as slurry leaked after a dam collapsed on Dec. 24 following heavy rains.
Metals traders are bracing for the next big supply squeeze
Industrial metal markets are marching higher again, as production outages and shrinking inventories revive worries about global supplies.
Serbia to decide on Rio Tinto’s lithium mine after April election
Rio Tinto recently committed $2.4 billion to develop a lithium-borates project in the western Jadar valley.
Nigeria woos Barrick and Rio Tinto to spur nascent mining industry
Barrick, the world’s second biggest gold miner, is among the firms said to be interested in coming to Nigeria.
