ESG to decide winners-losers in mining, says Friedland
"Companies that get it right will inherit the industry. Companies that don’t, will die.”
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Copper price rebounds as China eases covid restrictions
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SQM profit soars on high lithium prices
Chile, the world's largest producer of lithium, has profited from the rising global demand for electric vehicles.
In Chile’s Atacama, lithium mining stirs fight over flamingos
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Foxes add to Gold Fields headaches in Chile
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South Africans’ hair reveals heavy metal exposure from mining at Witwatersrand
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Woodside shareholders back BHP petroleum merger
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Turquoise Hill to receive debt funding from Rio Tinto as it evaluates $2.7bn offer
Rio Tinto said it will provide interim debt funding of up to $400 million.