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EU adds lithium to critical raw materials list
The European Union has added lithium, used in batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs), to a list of critical materials that it plans to support locally as part of a strategy to reduce reliance on imported supply. The group of 27 nations will need about 60 times...
Codelco sees copper production drop in July
Chile’s state-owned copper miner Codelco saw a 4.4% drop in year-on-year production in July as the coronavirus hit its peak in the nation and forced the company to scale back staffing, slow projects and switch off a smelter. Codelco produced 133,300 tonnes of copper...
Ivanhoe expects first copper at Kakula in less than a year
Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines expects to begin producing copper at its Kakula project in the Democratic Republic of Congo in less than a year, as total underground development to date has surpassed the 20 km mark – about 6 km ahead of schedule. Kakula, the first mine planned...
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake near coast of Chile
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near the coast of Northern Chile on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said, with local news media reporting some damage and minor landslides in areas near the epicenter. Chile’s interior ministry said in a...