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Lithium heavyweight Chile woos Japan to develop local industry

Chile says Japanese battery and metals companies are among Asian investors interested in acquiring long-term preferential access to lithium.

Bloomberg News | October 12, 2023 | 6:57 am

X-Batt and Consol collaborate on coal-based battery tech

Researchers emphasized that many mines set to close soon don't…

Henry Lazenby | October 11, 2023 | 11:35 am

Gold price slump may boost demand from India’s festive shoppers

Strong purchases during the October-December festival period, considered an auspicious…

Bloomberg News | October 11, 2023 | 10:42 am

India sets lithium mining royalty at 3% of LME prices

The government also set the royalty for niobium at 3%…

Reuters | October 11, 2023 | 7:43 am

Freeport seeks to extend permit for exporting Indonesian copper

Freeport has a temporary exemption from a nationwide ban on…

Bloomberg News | October 10, 2023 | 10:12 am

Deep-sea mining would impact ecosystems beyond those in targeted areas – report

Researchers found that the destruction of key hydrothermal vents by deep-sea mining could have knock-on impacts on vent fields hundreds of kilometres away.

Staff Writer | February 20, 2023 | 5:05 am

Minister signals Lynas can run Malaysia unit if waste taken back

Lynas' operating licence came with conditions that prohibited the import and processing of lanthanide concentrate after July 1.

Bloomberg News | February 19, 2023 | 9:26 am

Ola plans $920m India investment in electric cars, batteries

The SoftBank Group-backed company's cumulative production numbers topped 100,000 in November.

Reuters | February 18, 2023 | 1:46 pm

Rio Tinto, Marubeni agree on first sale of high-purity aluminum

The low-carbon-aluminum deal comes as Japan targets zero net carbon emissions by 2050.

Reuters | February 16, 2023 | 8:02 am

Trafigura nickel fraud would not happen at Glencore, CEO says

Trafigura found that some cargoes it had bought didn't contain the nickel they were supposed to, and spent two months uncovering the scheme.

Bloomberg News | February 16, 2023 | 7:31 am

Mitsubishi Materials targets more mines to triple copper output by 2030

Company is also considering mergers and acquisitions in rare earth and lithium-ion battery recycling.

Reuters | February 16, 2023 | 7:05 am

Magnesium – a promising candidate for rechargeable batteries

Japanese researchers want magnesium batteries to become a reality.

Staff Writer | February 16, 2023 | 5:04 am

Malaysia says Lynas’ license could be revoked if it fails to comply with curbs

Company has to comply with conditions prohibiting the production of radioactive waste in the country.

Reuters | February 15, 2023 | 8:11 am

Turkey to temporarily suspend some gold imports after quakes

Turkey was also the biggest buyer of gold among central banks last year.

Bloomberg News | February 14, 2023 | 10:28 am

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