Best-performing battery metal of the past year isn’t cobalt
A metal that’s in demand for batteries is surging, and it’s not the one everyone’s talking about.
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Union, Colombia’s Cerrejon mine return to talks in bid to avoid strike
A 10-day voting period for union members to decide whether to stop work after failed talks ends on Monday afternoon.
Rio Tinto lifts force majeure at Kennecott copper mine
The company halted production of refined copper at its smelter at the Utah-based mine in October, following the death of a worker who was exposed to sulphur dioxide gases at the plant while removing debris from a boiler.
Glencore in ‘hiring frenzy’ as it readies to restart Lady Loretta zinc mine
Production at the Queensland-based operation was halted in 2015 because of falling zinc prices. Since then, prices for the metal have more than doubled.
Diamond ring awaits the author of the most creative marriage proposal
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Alrosa ups Q4 diamond output, mulls Mir mine future
The Russian state-controlled diamond miner increased fourth-quarter production by 6 percent year-on-year to 10.1 million carats as a shutdown at its Mir mine was offset by higher output at other assets.
