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Key moves in the mining sector.
Key moves in the mining sector.
The arrangement would see Codelco take a majority stake in SQM’s Atacama salt flat assets in exchange for 30 more years of operations.
Investors are looking to cash in following a blistering rally in industrial metals markets.
Sibanye issued the convertible bonds in November last year, partly to fund the $156 million acquisition of a US-based recycling business.
Chinese investment in Africa increased 114% last year.
Ministers in Canberra and Brussels signed an MOU on Tuesday, which will be followed by the joint development of “concrete actions” over the next six months.
Researchers have successfully applied cold sintering to the solid and liquid electrolyte components of solid-state batteries to recycle them.
A new IDTechEx report notes that large EV batteries and innovative fast-charging methods are driving the adoption of electric and autonomous mining vehicles.
China continues to dominate the EV market, as every second electric car sold globally in the past year was made in the country.
Data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence suggests that global prices have fallen by more than 80%, dragged by weaker demand for EVs.