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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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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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Human activity creates 208 new mineral species

Study shows mining has sparked “unparalleled inorganic compound diversification” like rabbittite at Lucky Strike, Utah and a handful found on smelter walls

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