Lithium boom unlikely to disrupt potash market — analyst

Having trouble viewing this email?  View online Mining News Digest Wednesday 15 August 2018 Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Diamond     Iron Ore     Nickel     PGMs     Silver Lithium boom unlikely to disrupt potash market — analyst While lithium and potash are often found in the same deposits and mined together, the increasing number of projects aimed at producing the white metal shouldn't have an impact in the potash market. read » Copper price falls as China investment grows at slowest pace on record Called off strike at world's largest copper mine adds to pressure on copper price now down nearly 20% in little over two months. read » Columbus Gold to buy 70% stake in Maripa project from IAMGOLD The project is made up of five contiguous exploration permits and has a historic gold production of around 40,000 ounces of gold, mined between 1985 and 1996. read » China's Ganfeng grabs SQM's stake in Argentinean lithium project The $87.5-million deal is the latest Chinese acquisition of a lithium project in South America, following Tianqi Lithium's decision to buy 24% of SQM for $4.1 billion, which has not yet been approved by Chile's antitrust regulator. read » About 1,500 jobs to go at Gold Fields' South Deep as part of restructuring The struggling mine, Gold Fields' only asset left in South Africa, holds the world's largest gold deposit after Grasberg in Indonesia and accounts for 60% for the company's mineral reserves. read » The battery boom could end up burning some investors Some of the latest battery technologies may become obsolete before reaching the market because of the breakneck pace of advances in the industry. read » Ray Dalio's Bridgewater keeps faith in gold despite its slide Billionaire hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio maintained his holdings in the two biggest gold-backed ETFs even as an investor exodus sent prices of the metal tumbling. read » Japan utilities, Glencore set annual coal contract at $110/T Japanese utilities and global mining giant Glencore have settled an Australian thermal coal import contract for April 2018-March 2019 at $110 a tonne. read » Miner Antofagasta's H1 earnings fall, trade tensions cloud demand outlook Chilean copper producer Antofagasta said first-half core earnings fell 16.2 percent from a year earlier. read » Battery upsurge spurs quest to resurrect World War II cobalt mines Chile, known for its vast copper deposits, is joining the search for cobalt amid soaring demand for a metal that's mostly mined in the politically risky Democratic Republic of Congo, which holds 60% of the world's reserves. read » Gold stocks are not too oversold yet Monday's decline in the gold stocks has moved the sector into oversold territory, another day or two of a similar decline would likely put the various breadth indicators into extremely oversold territory. read » Saudi Arabia and Iran reignite the oil price war The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran is becoming increasingly evident in the oil pricing policies of the two large Middle Eastern producers. read » Read more news on MINING.com » Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Diamond     Iron Ore     Nickel     PGMs     Silver About Us   |  Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   |  Contact Us   |  Advertise This email was sent to you by InfoMine Inc. Suite 900, 580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 3B6 | +1 604 683 2037 |[email protected].Please visit cem.infomine.com for more information. Copyright InfoMine. You are receiving this email because the email address fernandoqueens@gmail.com was subscribed to the MINING.com email list "MINING.com Mining News Digest". You mayunsubscribe at any time. The information contained in “Mining News Digest” is collected from a variety of sources on a “best intentions”basis. InfoMine Inc. makes no representation or offers no warranty with respect to the adequacy of the information for any particular purpose.Any information presented in “Mining News Digest” is not a solicitation to purchase or acquire any securities.Use of this service is an acceptance of this disclaimer. Visit our web site to read ourcomplete disclaimer.