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Japan’s Sumitomo Metal says global nickel deficit to widen this year

Global demand for nickel is increasing by 7.3 percent in 2018 from last year to 2.298 million tonnes, while supply rises 6.8 percent to 2.210 m tonnes,

Reuters | June 14, 2018 | 10:50 am

South Africa’s Sibanye confirms all five missing miners’ dead

Sibanye-Stillwater has recovered the body of the fifth and final missing mine worker after a three-day search.

Reuters | June 14, 2018 | 10:08 am

Native Americans lose bid to halt digging at Nevada lithium mine site

US electric car sector, wary of China, seeks more domestic lithium

China is home to the majority of the world's lithium processing facilities and sucks up most output of top producer Australia.

Reuters | June 14, 2018 | 2:42 am

France’s ERAMET raises bid for Australia’s Mineral Deposits

ERAMET said it would pay A$322 million for the shares it did not already own in the company.

Reuters | June 13, 2018 | 11:08 am

Australia’s Incitec Pivot wins explosives’ contract with Fortescue Metals

The contract with the two units of the world's fourth-largest iron ore miner will last until December 2023

Reuters | June 13, 2018 | 10:54 am

Extreme pollution forces China to shut down hundreds of coal, steel operations

China wants more high-grade iron ore? Not according to the import data: Russell

There may be a slight problem with the prevailing theme for the iron ore market this year, namely that China is increasingly interested in using higher-grade ore as part of efforts to boost output and lower per unit pollution.

Reuters | June 13, 2018 | 3:08 am