Antofagasta offers Chinese smelters negative processing fees as talks start
Antofagasta made an initial offer this week at a treatment charge of -$15 a ton for supplies to Chinese clients.
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Rio Tinto split with CEO Stausholm over conflicting priorities
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SQM misses profit estimates as lithium prices remain under pressure
The miner warned of lower realized prices in the next quarter due to oversupply of the metal.
Indonesia sovereign wealth funds, Eramet to create nickel investment platform
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China may relax rare earth export curbs for some chip companies
In April, China put seven rare earths and related products on an export control list.