New-look Polymetal aims to double gold output with Central Asia M&A
The company may also look to enter new markets in Saudi Arabia and Oman.
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Rio Tinto to buy Mitsubishi’s near 12% stake in Boyne Smelters
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Codelco copper output hit by lingering effects of rock collapse
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Canada adds high-purity iron, phosphorus, silicon metal to critical minerals list
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