Congo gold miner halts operations in tax dispute with M23 rebel administration
Twangiza Mining informed employees of an immediate work stoppage in the letter dated May 8.
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Tsingshan and Chinese automaker BYD backed out of plans this week to build major lithium cathode plants in Chile.
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Guinea moves to cancel mining rights of non-compliant companies
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China launches campaign to crack down on strategic minerals smuggling
The campaign urges government departments to target typical evasion methods such as false reporting, concealment, and smuggling.
Cost of Sibanye lithium project in Finland rises 17% to $880M
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China’s copper concentrate imports at record high as more smelters prepare to open
Copper inventories on the Shanghai Futures Exchange are expected to fall again this week, according to traders, with the swift drawdown likely to lift prices and increase the incentive for traders to send copper back to China.
