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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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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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Rio Tinto plans to start mining lithium in Serbia by 2023

No decision will be made until the end of 2020, when the company expects to have completed a study on the Jadar, which is estimated to contain 10% of the world’s lithium reserves.

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World’s largest hard rock lithium mine to get bigger

Talison Lithium, a partnership between China’s Tianqi and U.S. group Albemarle, obtained an environmental approval for the A$516-million ($361m) expansion of Greenbushes mine, in Western Australia.

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