Savannah Resources in talks with carmakers, sees Portuguese lithium in 2021
Savannah already mines feldspar, quartz and pegmatites in Barroso, a mountainous region in the north of Portugal.
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China’s MCC restarts Ramu nickel plant in Papua New Guinea
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Manganese X receives encouraging results from New Brunswick project
A 99.60% MnSO4 product was produced with mineral from the Battery Hill property.
British Columbia Indigenous rights bill should not be a problem for miners: industry group
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South Africa grants Botswana Diamonds mining permit for Marsfontein
The mine was operated for two years in the late 1990s and surrounding deposits overlooked when the mine it closed.
Stung by sliding prices, lithium industry pares back expansions
Albemarle, SQM and other lithium producers have been scaling back expansion plans as near-term oversupply concerns drag on prices.
