G-7 and EU looking at ways to track and trace Russian diamonds
Previous EU attempts to sanction Russian gems have run into resistance from importer nations such as Belgium.
Previous EU attempts to sanction Russian gems have run into resistance from importer nations such as Belgium.
Studies suggest Mexico may have some 1.7 million tonnes of lithium.
Sigma’s biggest shareholder has been exploring a potential sale of the company and gauging interest from miners and carmakers, sources say.
Company approaches a "critical point" of copper storage capacity after the government suspended its loading permissions at a port.
The Andean nation has abundant mineral reserves, but has lagged regional neighbors like Peru and Chile in large-scale mining development.
The US automaker has invested in several miners to improve access to battery minerals.
Several intersections highlighted grades well above that contained in the McIlvenna Bay reserve estimate.
"I hope to resolve the remaining contention points soon," said Federico Alfaro, Panama's trade and industry chief.
Until late October, the US bank had been helping to finance Trafigura’s nickel trades with companies linked to Indian businessman Prateek Gupta.
It said the spinoff of its battery and critical metals exploration unit, Disko Exploration, is no longer considered the right strategy.