SQM expects lithium prices to jump 50% before year-end
A sharp tightening of the market for lithium has seen prices double this year as demand is set to more than triple by 2025.
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China provisions up to $31 billion in potential finance for new coal projects.
Australian investor groups voice concerns over Aboriginal heritage protection law
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Rio Tinto will add 26,500 metric tons of capacity at its smelter in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec by 2023.
Polluting metals may be greener than you think, Citigroup says
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Lithium Americas beats CATL to buy Millennial for $400 million
The deal comes a day after a deadline expired for CATL to respond to the Lithium Americas offer.
Wolfden boosts resources at Pickett Mountian base metals project in Maine
Both indicated and inferred resources have been significantly increased, 22% and 57% respectively.
Mining projects will come if Colombia solves bottlenecks – vice minister
Colombia has long sought to tap its gold, copper and other mineral deposits, especially with the bleak outlook for coal.
Gold price holds near 5-month high as inflation pressures remain
Analysts at UBS see risks of further strength in CPI in early 2022, which "could stoke even stronger demand for gold."
