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Orocobre and Toyota green light lithium hydroxide plant in Japan

The majority of production will feed the Japanese battery industry and will be sourced from the lithium carbonate produced from Orocobre’s Olaroz mine in Argentina.

Northern Miner Staff | April 12, 2019 | 1:19 pm

Antofagasta to decide on $3B Centinela mine expansion by 2021

Speaking on the sidelines of the World Copper Conference held this week in Santiago, chief executive Iván Arriagada said the company will only go ahead with the project if it meets Antofagasta’s return criteria.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 12, 2019 | 11:55 am

Polish parliament’s lower house approves 15% cut to copper tax

If rubber-stamped by the senate, the move would give state-run KGHM a bit more room to breathe, as the miner has been struggling with rising costs, falling copper prices, technical problems and higher-than-expected capital spending in the past years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 12, 2019 | 11:30 am

Brazil President says Amazon rainforest reserve should be opened to mining

President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday the country could open a vast reserve in the Amazon rainforest to mining, a move attempted by his predecessor that was quickly rescinded following an international environmental outcry.

Reuters | April 12, 2019 | 11:30 am

Platinum edges out of doldrums at last as labor threat looms

After months of being ignored in favor of market darling palladium, platinum is finally getting some attention from investors.

Bloomberg News | April 12, 2019 | 10:03 am

China’s General Lithium to launch 60,000 T spodumene converter by end of 2020

China's fourth-biggest lithium producer, plans to start building a plant to convert mineral ore to lithium that will more than triple its capacity.

Reuters | April 12, 2019 | 9:39 am

SQM to acquire 80% interest in Revelo’s copper projects in Chile

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has a 5-year option to explore and earn an 80% interest in the Calvario and Mirador projects.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 12, 2019 | 6:59 am

Gran Colombia to use machine learning at Segovia operation

The miner is partnering with GoldSpot Discoveries to produce 2D and 3D targets for its upcoming exploration program.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 12, 2019 | 6:37 am

Lithium giant lifts outlook with 2018 fizzle in rear-view mirror

Chile's SQM, the world’s second-largest lithium miner, said expansion plans had gone better than expected and that sales would likely beat its forecasts for this year.

Bloomberg News | April 12, 2019 | 5:50 am

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