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Brazil’s president revokes decree allowing mining in Amazon

It would have opened up for mining a vast national reserve in the country’s Amazon, larger than the size of Switzerland.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 26, 2017 | 6:55 am

BHP says 2017 a ‘tipping point’ for electric cars

Arnoud Balhuizen, head of marketing at BHP, said the impact of the looming electric vehicle boom for raw materials producers would be felt first in the metals markets and only later in oil.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 26, 2017 | 3:09 am

PotashCorp hires banks to lead sale of stake in Chilean lithium producer

Rumours point at US chemical company Albenarle Corporation as the first potential buyer for PotashCorp interest in SQM, worth about $4.5 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 25, 2017 | 11:15 am

Johnson Matthey to invest 200m pounds in battery material technology

The specialty chemicals company said the overall market "could be (worth) more than $30 billion (in) sales when battery electric vehicle penetration increases to around 10 percent.

Reuters | September 22, 2017 | 11:14 am

The graphite fix: Inside China’s newest commodity addiction

Environmental protection campaigns in China are tightening the country's supplies of both graphite and needle coke.

Reuters | September 22, 2017 | 4:58 am

The $10 trillion mineral resources North Korea can’t tap

North Korea may not have proved petroleum reserves, but it's estimated that the secluded belligerent nation sits on reserves of more than 200 minerals—including rare earth minerals—worth an estimated up to US$10 trillion.

Oilprice.com | September 14, 2017 | 3:48 am

PotashCorp mulls selling stake in Chilean lithium producer SQM — report

Move would seek to secure approval for its friendly merger with smaller rival Agrium, creating the world’s largest potash miner worth about $36 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2017 | 9:23 am

10% of Mexico’s territory available for mining

Active mining concessions add up to 25,716

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 4, 2017 | 8:15 am

S. Korea’s SK Innovation starts production of batteries with more nickel

South Korea’s SK Innovation said on Thursday it has started commercial production of lithium-ion batteries with an increased portion of nickel, while reducing the usage of expensive components such as cobalt to extend battery life and cut costs.

Reuters | September 3, 2017 | 11:13 am

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