One of the world’s lithium leaders looks like a shakier source
While it was well-telegraphed, Chile’s new model for lithium still surprised many investors.
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Epiroc flags high near-term demand
Both Epiroc and Sandvik registered record orders in the first quarter.
Indonesia to allow Freeport, Amman Mineral to ship copper concentrate until 2024
The country due to ban raw mineral exports from June.
Trudeau suggests China uses slave labor in lithium production
"If we're honest ... the lithium produced in Canada is going to be more expensive, because we don't use slave labour," he said as as he discussed Canada's efforts to ramp up production of the critical metal
Mining people: Guanajuato Silver, Canadian Metals, Freegold
Key moves in the mining sector.
Researchers push for using microbes to recover minerals, store carbon from mine tailings
A new technique uses microbes to recover metals and store carbon from mine tailings.
Chile’s state miner seeks $1.5 billion from lithium partner
Enami has the rights to five lithium deposits in the Siete Salares area, with a collective net asset value estimated in $2.5 billion.
Robots help ‘smart mines’ drive China’s coal build-out
China invested $79 billion in coal production last year, according to the IEA, while the rest of the world combined spent $37 billion.
Peru wants to seize lithium ‘window of opportunity,’ says minister
The world's second largest copper producer, Peru has a lithium exploration project in the region of Puno, on the border with Bolivia.
