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China slowdown a big threat to industrial metals in 2019 — analyst

With metals ringing off the new year on a weak note, both price- and demand-wise, BMO Metals says the main questions for 2019 revolve around China and whether its government is doing enough to slow the country’s economic contraction.

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Anglo American management shake-up sees Brazil’s CEO replaced

Ruben Fernandes, who has led the company’s iron ore and nickel interests in the South American country for almost three years, will become CEO of Base Metals effective March 1.

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Blackwater founder launches fund to invest in electric car battery metals

The founder of US private security company Blackwater aims to raise as much as $500 million to invest in deposits of metals such as cobalt, lithium and copper, mainly in Africa and Asia.

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China’s Zijin plans selling $1.2B worth of shares to fund Nevsun takeover

China’s No.1 gold miners aims to sell up to 3.4 billion A shares to investors, a plan which is subject to shareholder and regulatory approval.

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First Quantum Minerals to let go 2,500 workers in Zambia over tax hikes

The Canadian miner miner said the job cuts will be implemented in phases during the first quarter of 2019, adding they’ll be equally split between its Kansanshi and Sentinel mines.

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