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Boom in #EV batteries helps suppliers older than Ford's Model T

October 22, 2018 / bit.ly

Brazil's Vale expects the EV revolution to boost battery market nickel demand to as much as 700,000 tons in 2025, from just 36,000 tons this year.Read full newsRead More

US EPA withdraws proposed Obama-era rule change for #uranium mining

October 22, 2018 / bit.ly

Yet anotherRead full newsRead More

#Gold Shorts Suffer Biggest Squeeze Since 1999 As Specs Abandon VIX-Selling Spree | Zero Hedge

October 22, 2018 / www.zerohedge.com

...complacency across all 'risk-off' assets had reached epidemic levels as equities broke out to new highs... Then the calendar rolled over to October and everything changed...Read full newsRead More

RNC kicks off gold exploration drilling program at Australian project

October 22, 2018 / www.mining.com

Canada's RNC Minerals (TSX: RNX), the company that last month unearthed more than 9,000 ounces of high-grade gold from a single blast at its Australian Beta Hunt mine, said Monday the first mobile diamond drill has arrived at site and underground drill crews have started the exploration program at the site.The Toronto-based miner said, set to release third-quarter production results to this...Read More

RNC kicks off gold exploration drilling program at Australian project

October 22, 2018 / www.mining.com

Canada's RNC Minerals (TSX: RNX), the company that last month unearthed more than 9,000 ounces of high-grade gold from a single blast at its Australian Beta Hunt mine, said Monday the first mobile diamond drill has arrived at site and underground drill crews have started the exploration program at the site.The Toronto-based miner said, set to release third-quarter production results to this...Read More

RNC kicks off gold exploration drilling program at Australian project

October 22, 2018 / www.mining.com

Canada's RNC Minerals (TSX: RNX), the company that last month unearthed more than 9,000 ounces of high-grade gold from a single blast at its Australian Beta Hunt mine, said Monday the first mobile diamond drill has arrived at site and underground drill crews have started the exploration program at the site.The Toronto-based miner said, set to release third-quarter production results to this...Read More

Italy's Conte defends deficit hike, says economy needs a lift

October 22, 2018 / www.kitco.com

ROME, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Giuseppe Contedefended on Monday Italy's 2019 budget, which has fallen foul ofthe European Commission, saying the failure of previous effortsto stimulate the economy meant a new approach was needed.In a wide-ranging news conference, Conte said he wantedconstructive dialogue with the Commission over the contestedfiscal package, and predicted that growth would...Read More

PRECIOUS-Gold prices dip as rallying stocks boost risk appetite

October 22, 2018 / www.kitco.com

* Spot gold hovering near 100-day moving average * Speculators cut net short position in week to Oct. 16 * Palladium hits highest in nearly 9 months (Updates prices, adds comment)By Sumita LayekBENGALURU, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Gold fell on Monday as risingstock markets pointed to improved investor appetite for risk,with a slightly firmer dollar also sapping bullion's appeal. Spot gold was down 0.2 pe...Read More

FOREX-Euro rally proves temporary despite relief over Italian budget

October 22, 2018 / www.kitco.com

* Italian yields slide on ratings decision, Rome comments* Euro gives up rally against dollar, holds vs Swiss franc * Chinese stimulus expectation boosts market sentiment * Graphic: World FX rates in 2018 (Adds quotes, details, updates prices)By Tommy WilkesLONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The euro failed to holdearly-session gains on Monday as investors focused on thelikelihood of further political unc...Read More

UPDATE 1-Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg plans to retire in 3-5 years - Bloomberg

October 22, 2018 / www.kitco.com

(Adds details on succession, stake, background)Oct 22 (Reuters) - Glencore Chief Executive IvanGlasenberg has told investors he plans to retire from thecommodities trader and miner in three to five years, Bloombergreported on Monday. Glasenberg has started training three to four people tosucceed him in the job, but did not disclose the shortlist ofcandidates, Bloomberg reported, citing people fami...Read More

Nutrien says SQM top shareholder seeking to block Tianqi deal for 'personal benefit'

October 22, 2018 / www.mining.com

Canada's Nutrien (TSX:NTR), the world's largest potash miner whose attempt to sell its 24 percent stake in Chilean lithium miner SQM to China's Tianqi has been hindered by a row about competitive risks, accused SQM's largest shareholder of blocking the deal for "personal benefit".In an interview with a Chilean newspaper El Mercurio (in Spanish), Nutrien's executive vice-president Michael W...Read More

Nutrien says SQM top shareholder seeking to block Tianqi deal for 'personal benefit'

October 22, 2018 / www.mining.com

Canada's Nutrien (TSX:NTR), the world's largest potash miner whose attempt to sell its 24 percent stake in Chilean lithium miner SQM to China's Tianqi has been hindered by a row about competitive risks, accused SQM's largest shareholder of blocking the deal for "personal benefit".In an interview with a Chilean newspaper El Mercurio (in Spanish), Nutrien's executive vice-president Michael W...Read More

RT @HC_Haplo: Lithium giants feud over competition, brine in Chile's Atacama Desert #lithium

October 22, 2018 / arstechnica.com

Albemarle and SQM can't settle water disputes, and a sale might draw them closer.Read full newsRead More

India's Hindustan Zinc Q2 profit dives nearly 30 pct

October 22, 2018 / www.kitco.com

Oct 22 (Reuters) - Hindustan Zinc Ltd reported a29.8 percent fall in second-quarter profit on Monday, dented byhigher expenses.Net profit dropped to 18.15 billion rupees ($247.43 million)in the quarter ended Sept. 30, from 25.84 billion rupees a yearearlier, the zinc miner said.Revenue from operations fell 10 percent to 47.77 billionrupees. However, mined metal production in the quarter rose sixpe...Read More

METALS-Copper climbs to one-week high on China demand hopes

October 22, 2018 / www.kitco.com

(Updates with closing prices)By Pratima DesaiLONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Copper prices hit one-week highson Monday due to expectations of stronger demand afterauthorities in top consumer China said they would take measuresaimed at bolstering growth and liquidity.Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange endedup 0.3 percent at $6,242 a tonne. It earlier touched $6,331.50 atonne, the highest sinc...Read More

Lonmin in $200m loan deal with state-backed Chinese company

October 22, 2018 / www.mining.com

South Africa's Lonmin (LON:LMI), the struggling platinum producer in the process of being taken over by rival Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL), said Monday it had raised $200 million through a metal-for-loan deal with a state-backed Chinese company.Under the deal, Lonmin will repay most of the loan by delivering platinum and palladium over a three year period to a subsidiary of Jiangxi Cop...Read More

Lonmin in $200m loan deal with state-backed Chinese company

October 22, 2018 / www.mining.com

South Africa's Lonmin (LON:LMI), the struggling platinum producer in the process of being taken over by rival Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL), said Monday it had raised $200 million through a metal-for-loan deal with a state-backed Chinese company.Under the deal, Lonmin will repay most of the loan by delivering platinum and palladium over a three year period to a subsidiary of Jiangxi Cop...Read More

Glencore boss Ivan Glasenberg to retire in 3-5 years - report

October 22, 2018 / www.mining.com

Glencore chief executive officer Ivan Glasenberg is said to be planning to retire from the commodities trader and miner in three to five years, and has even begun training a small group of front runners to take over the post.Glasenberg (62), whose strategic brilliance has made Glencore's - and his own - prodigious fortune, is coaching three to four people to succeed him in the job, Bloomberg repo...Read More

Glencore boss Ivan Glasenberg to retire in 3-5 years - report

October 22, 2018 / www.mining.com

Glencore chief executive officer Ivan Glasenberg is said to be planning to retire from the commodities trader and miner in three to five years, and has even begun training a small group of front runners to take over the post.Glasenberg (62), whose strategic brilliance has made Glencore's - and his own - prodigious fortune, is coaching three to four people to succeed him in the job, Bloomberg repo...Read More

Glencore boss Ivan Glasenberg to retire in 3-5 years - report

October 22, 2018 / www.mining.com

Glencore chief executive officer Ivan Glasenberg is said to be planning to retire from the commodities trader and miner in three to five years, and has even begun training a small group of front runners to take over the post.Glasenberg (62), whose strategic brilliance has made Glencore's - and his own - prodigious fortune, is coaching three to four people to succeed him in the job, Bloomberg repo...Read More

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