Brazil joins race to loosen China’s grip on rare earths industry
Brazil holds the world's third-largest rare earth reserves.
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Cluff Africa agrees to develop Zimbabwe lithium mine
Cluff will be assigned a 45% share of licenses at Sandawana held by Kuvimba.
SQM reaches supply deal with Hyundai, Kia
The miner had previously landed supply deals with Ford Motors and battery maker LG Energy.
Copper price slides to eight-week low after more soft data from China
Copper prices recently hit a record high above $11,000, but have since retreated due to rising inventories and economic weakness in China.
Record copper prices likely to pause US scrap shipments to China
Scrap typically accounts for about 9 million tonnes or roughly 30% of global copper supplies annually.
Japan, Chile boost ties in lithium extraction, supply
Japanese firms would have long-term preferential access to the battery metal in exchange for adding value and transferring skills.
Cornish Metals to sell Nickel King asset
Cornish Metals will stay involved in the nickel-copper-cobalt property's potential success while concentrating on its South Crofty tin project.
Taseko reaches tentative labour deal for Gibraltar mine restart
Gibraltar is the second-largest open-pit copper mine in Canada.
Chile says Saudi mining minister to visit, lithium expected on agenda
Chile is the world's second-largest producer of lithium.
