Australian rains prompt coal force majeures

Nombasa Tsengwa is the company's first woman CEO and was recently elected president of the Minerals Council of South Africa.

Across operations, it is projecting 3% compound annual growth from 2024 onward.

It would produce 53,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate annually over a 40-year mine life, with plans to expand to 60,000 tpy.

Bids came in from 12 regions across Australia, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, the Middle East, Singapore and North America, Rio said.