Cobalt’s battery-powered boom has turned to bust
While automotive usage is still rising, there’s been a sharp drop-off in buying from Chinese electronics.
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Polymetal negotiates to keep London listing as GDRs
Polymetal is negotiating to keep its listing in the form of global depositary receipts after the company moves to Kazakhstan.
Hindalco posts 63% slump in Q3 profit, sees “much better” Q4
Profit more than halved at Hindalco's aluminum upstream segment, which includes bauxite and coal.
Future Mexican lithium tie-ups must give govt majority stake: LitioMx CEO
President Lopez Obrador created LitioMX, formally known as Litio Para Mexico, by decree last August.
Africa gears up to keep more of the profits from lithium boom
Lithium-rich countries, including Zimbabwe and Namibia, are trying to develop processing and refining industries.
Ivanhoe Mines seeking strategic partner to mine more copper in Congo
The company's founder, Robert Friedland, said he might bring in a minority partner to help develop DRC copper assets.
Fortescue Metals preparing to cut up to 1,000 jobs
The cuts would be across Fortescue Future Industries, a clean energy subsidiary focused on producing hydrogen.
Pilbara Minerals in very early stages of considering M&A
Speculation has grown that Canada's Patriot Battery Metals may be an acquisition target.
First Australian coal cargoes arrive in China, await customs clearance
At least two vessels carrying Australian coal have arrived in China for the first time since an unofficial ban on imports was introduced more than two years ago
