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China’s GEM is said to stop buying cobalt from Glencore

Last week Glencore warned that some buyers in China reneged on contracts after seeing prices plunge, forcing the company to renegotiate the commercial terms of the deals.

Bloomberg News | December 14, 2018 | 10:11 am

Mineral Resources inks $1.15B lithium JV deal with Albemarle

The joint venture will allow the American lithium producer, the world’s No. 1, to expand its presence in Australia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 14, 2018 | 4:57 am

Indonesia’s Silkroad Nickel inks $290m offtake agreement

The deal is to supply 15 million tonnes of nickel ore over a period of five to eight years, beginning March 2020.

MINING.com Editor | December 13, 2018 | 2:03 pm

Cuba sees nickel output topping 50,000 tonnes

Nickel is one of Cuba’s most important exports, but revenue from it has suffered in recent years due to a decline in production and prices.

Reuters | December 13, 2018 | 11:00 am

Bacanora Lithium seeks listing of German unit in 2019

The company plans to move forward with the plan only once the feasibility study at its Zinnwald project is completed, in the second quarter of next year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 13, 2018 | 7:35 am