January 12, 2022 Tunisia targets doubling phosphate output as economy languishes Reaching the target of 8 million tons in the next two years, up from 3.9 million in 2021, would raise production to levels Tunisia hasn’t experienced since before its Arab…
January 12, 2022 Coal slurry dam spills near historic South African game reserve An estimated 1,500 cubic meters of liquid known as slurry leaked after a dam collapsed on Dec. 24 following heavy rains.
January 12, 2022 Metals traders are bracing for the next big supply squeeze Industrial metal markets are marching higher again, as production outages and shrinking inventories revive worries about global supplies.
January 12, 2022 Serbia to decide on Rio Tinto’s lithium mine after April election Rio Tinto recently committed $2.4 billion to develop a lithium-borates project in the western Jadar valley.
January 12, 2022 Nigeria woos Barrick and Rio Tinto to spur nascent mining industry Barrick, the world’s second biggest gold miner, is among the firms said to be interested in coming to Nigeria.
January 12, 2022 Nickel price storms to 10-year peak on supply worries Nickel was the top performer among industrial metals, which also rallied as worries eased about economic growth in top metals consumer China.
January 12, 2022 Supply squeeze risks are pushing lithium price higher and higher Lithium has burst into 2022 with a fresh price spike that hands electric-vehicle makers more warning of even sharper cost pressures to come.
January 12, 2022 Coal vessels await clearance to leave as Indonesia mulls ease of export ban Indonesian authorities have yet to issue papers to allow 14 coal vessels to depart as the government prepared to assess whether to further ease the export ban.
January 11, 2022 Australia’s Liontown signs supply deal with LG Chem Liontown joins other lithium players in the country, like Vulcan Energy, to strike major supply deals with EV makers.
January 11, 2022 Lithium Power to spin off Western Australia assets to focus on Chile project Demerger will create a company dedicated to exploring its WA-based hard rock lithium assets, like the Greenbushes and Pilgangoora projects.
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