SQM’s lithium sales volumes drop 27% after production delay
SQM said the previously announced delays were partly offset by high prices and 25% growth in demand in 2018 on sales to producers of electric vehicles.
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Zimbabwe targets government wage bill to rein in state spending
Zimbabwean Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube cut civil servants’ pay and announced a series of other steps to reduce the government’s bloated wage bill.
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Maverix Metals raises guidance for 2018
Maverix Metals expects to exceed its previously announced guidance for the year of 18,000 to 19,000 gold-equivalent ounces.
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Foraco’s camp in Niger attacked by terrorists
An unnamed source told Reuters that the assailants were believed to belong to Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram.