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Chile’s Codelco brushes off rumoured copper output drop

Media reports had said production at Chuquicamata would drop to around 182,000 tonnes by 2021 from 459,000 tonnes this year, addin that the fall would impact Codelco’s total production by around 4%.

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World’s No. 2 lithium miner SQM sees demand growing by 17% this year

The Chilean lithium producer expects demand to grow about 17% in 2019 to at least 315,000 tonnes, compared to the less than 260,000 tonnes it totalled last year.

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Zambia’s just deepened worries of sinking global copper output

Copper output in Africa’s second largest producer could decline by as much as 100,000 tonnes this year, adding to recent, sharp declines at the world’s main producing nations.

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Newcrest starts drilling at Greatland Gold’s project in Western Australia

The exploration activities, part of a joint venture the two companies signed in March, aim to define the extent of mineralization along strike and at depths to 1,000m below surface

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Acacia blames Barrick for barring it from Tanzania talks, mulls takeover bid

Comments come after parent company Barrick Gold proposed to acquire all of the shares it does not already own in the Tanzanian miner.

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BHP more bullish on long-term EVs prospects

The world’s largest miner has revised up expectations for electric vehicle sales and market penetration, but warns the electrification of the transport sector will proceed only as fast as the development of charging infrastructure.

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Indoor rainforest maker to transform former Australian coal mine

UK-based charity The Eden project, has partnered with Alcoa to build a $150 million eco-tourism attraction at the company’s former Anglesea coal mine, in Australia.

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Lynas to move upstream processing of rare earths from Malaysia to Australia

The Australian miner, the world’s only major producer of rare earths outside China, said the A$500 million-plan ($346 million) aims to boost production, appease Malaysian regulators and fend off takeover attempts.

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