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Glencore strategy to underpin cobalt prices post covid-19
A year ago Glencore announced it was halting operations at its Mutanda copper-cobalt mine in the Congo, breathing life into a market that was trading at levels 70% below its peak, hit 18 months before. Given that Mutanda is the world’s largest cobalt mine and...
Trump administration to block Pebble mine in Alaska
The Trump administration is planning to block the controversial Pebble mine in southwestern Alaska that’s recently drawn opposition from certain powerful Republicans, according to a person familiar with the matter. The project, which has known deposits of copper, gold...
SQM posts record sales, boosts output despite weak market
Chile’s SQM, the world’s second largest lithium producer, achieved record second-quarter output levels and saw sales volumes soar on renewed optimism about long-term demand for the metal used in the batteries that power electric vehicle batteries and high-tech...
Pebble confirms potential for critical mineral production
Northern Dynasty Minerals’ controversial Pebble project in southwest Alaska may turn out to be not just a prominent producer of base and precious metals, but also a strategic mineral required by the US to secure military dominance. In an updated mineral resource...