The Canadian start-up has secured the bulk of the $150 million it needs to carry out its first feasibility studies on how to scoop up small metallic rocks containing cobalt, nickel and manganese from the seabed.
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Central banks around the globe have been on a gold buying spree this year, with Russia and China, leading the pack.
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The 216 million tonne Jongju deposit 150km north of Pyongjang, theoretically worth trillions of dollars, would more than double the current global known resource of REE oxides.
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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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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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SailingStone Capital, the second largest shareholder in Rio Tinto- controlled Turquoise Hill is expected to vote against the re-election of the Canadian miner’s board members this week.
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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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Gold mining industry entered 2019 in much better shape.
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Bawdwin will be the world’s No. 3 producing lead mine and the tenth largest silver operation. It’s also set to become a significant zinc producer.
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The Winu copper-gold-silver discovery, a potential major boost for the company’s growth options, is about 130 km. from Newcrest’s Telfer copper-gold mine in the East Pilbara.
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