Pandemic to accelerate industry automation – report
Fitch predicts miners will explore options to shorten and simplify supply chains.
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Equinox Gold halts Los Filos operations
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Europe joins global scramble for critical minerals
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Codelco workers threaten action in job conditions row
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China’s aluminum import surge a sign of global disconnect
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