INFOGRAPHIC: Sovereign debt
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Electric car war sends lithium prices sky high
With lithium prices skyrocketing beyond wildest expectations, talk heating up about acquisitions and mergers in this space and a fast-brewing war among electric car rivals, it’s no wonder everyone’s bullish on this golden commodity that promises to become the ‘’new gasoline”.
Search begins for buyer to mine gypsum deposit
South Australia produces about 4 million tonnes of gypsum per year, accounting for about 80 per cent of Australia’s production and supplying most of the country’s domestic requirements.
USA, Mexico energy policies a mounting risk for Canada’s oil sector — IEA
Heightened competition between NAFTA members to export crude oil, poses serious challenges for Canada, says the agency.
Venezuela, Canadian gold miner settle dispute in $5 billion deal
The agreement will see the parties embark on a joint venture that will run the Las Brisas and Las Cristinas mines.
South32 looking for assets despite $1.75bn loss, massive layoffs
Despite the loss and a 94% drop in earnings, analysts believe the company's modest debt of $116 million makes it well-positioned to act on opportunities.
Dutch central bank mulls moving its $7.7bn gold reserve out of Amsterdam
The bank gold and cash reserves are currently held in the basement safe at its Frederiksplein headquarters.
‘Several years’ of iron ore bear market behind Rio downgrade
Moody's takes Rio Tinto's credit down a notch to below A-rating with a negative outlook.
Gold price: ETF buying surges to 6-year high
Investors in physical gold-backed ETFs pick up 50 tonnes in two days, the fastest clip since May 2010.
