Codelco awards tender for desalination plant to Japan’s Marubeni
Codelco said that it expected work on the plant to kick off in the first quarter of 2020 and for the plant to be operational in 2022.
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China’s Zijin buys Freeport’s copper-gold assets in Serbia for up to $390 million
The move continues a recent acquisition spree for Zijin and strengthens its foothold in the Balkans.
India’s October gold imports drop 33% on weak festive demand
In value terms, the October imports were at $1.84 billion, slightly higher than last year's $1.76 billion.
Antofagasta cuts expected copper output further due to Chile’s protests
While its four local mines are back in operation, the company has doubled it expected production loss for 2019 to about 10,000 tonnes.
Graphene aerogel batteries promise new energy storage solution
Zen and DLR report having received positive results from their battery development program.
Ethos and Vior start drilling in Quebec
The companies want to test chargeability anomalies identified following a gradient IP survey at the Ligneris gold project.
Lynas and Malaysia ink deal to sell rare earth waste, attract customers
The agreement comes amid protests by environmentalists who say the miner's rare earths plant fails to meet safety standards.
Malaysia to issue bauxite mining licences by January after ban lifted
The Southeast Asian country was once the biggest bauxite supplier to top aluminium producer China.
Australia’s Independence chases more nickel with $216m bid
Australian nickel miner Independence Group has launched a hostile A$312 million takeover bid for smaller peer Panoramic Resources.
