US says it can’t cut China out of critical minerals supply chain
Mining News Pro - The US won’t be able to cut China out of the critical minerals supply chain even as Washington seeks to diversify its sources of the ingredients that go into everything from electric vehicle batteries to solar panels, a top Biden official said on Friday.
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Canada, Japan agree to work more closely on battery supply chains
Mining News Pro - Canada and Japan on Thursday agreed to work more closely together to establishing sustainable and reliable global battery supply chains, the Canadian government said in a statement.
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$1 billion SPAC deal shows how mining supply chains are breaking up
Mining News Pro - Appian Capital Advisory bought the Santa Rita nickel mine out of bankruptcy for $68 million and the Serrote copper-gold project for $40 million in 2018. The previous owners of the Santa Rita had already spent $1 billion building the mine and Appian splashed another $400m on the property bringing it into production.
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Miners face supply chain overhaul to meet US EV credit deadline
Mining News Pro - Miners will struggle to expand operations in the United States in record time to meet a deadline for sourcing key minerals domestically or from select countries as set out by a bill likely to be passed on Friday, companies and industry watchers said.
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Rio Tinto, Ford to develop battery, low-carbon materials supply chain
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto and Ford Motor Company have signed a non-binding global memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly develop more sustainable and secure supply chains for battery and low-carbon materials to be used in Ford vehicles.
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Knotty nickel supply chain highly exposed to fresh shocks
Mining News Pro - The nickel market is hostage to two mercurial players: Russia’s Vladimir Potanin and China’s Xiang Guangda.
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Biden keeps funds flowing to build US electric vehicle supply chain
Mining News Pro - President Joe Biden has taken lots of heat for stoking inflation with government spending. It’s not stopping him from keeping the spigot open to fund a domestic electric vehicle supply chain.
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Biden keeps funds flowing to build US electric vehicle supply chain
Mining News Pro - President Joe Biden has taken lots of heat for stoking inflation with government spending. It’s not stopping him from keeping the spigot open to fund a domestic electric vehicle supply chain.
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The big changes of the copper supply chain
Mining News Pro - Covid-19 laid bare many of the vulnerabilities of the mining supply chain, particularly in copper. We consider the potential solutions to reduce fragmentation.
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Barrick ramps up mine stocks to weather supply chain storm
Mining News Pro - Barrick Gold Corp has nearly doubled its inventory of some key supplies at mines to weather the disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Chief Executive Mark Bristow told Reuters on Wednesday.
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China’s spreading lockdowns keeping metals supply chains snarled
Mining News Pro - China’s virus lockdowns are spreading to other parts of the country, keeping metals supply chains snarled and demand subdued even as the situation in Shanghai seems to be improving.
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MineHub, TradeWaltz to integrate blockchain platforms for mining & metals supply chains
Mining News Pro - MineHub Technologies announced Tuesday its collaboration with TradeWaltz Inc. after a successful proof of concept involving a copper ore import from Sumitomo Corporation.
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China EV maker Nio suspends production due to supply chain disruptions
Mining News Pro - Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio said on Saturday it has suspended production after the country’s measures to contain the recent surge of Covid-19 cases disrupted operations at its suppliers.
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Canada to invest $1.6 billion on mineral strategy for EV battery supply chain
Mining News Pro - Canada’s federal budget will include an investment of at least C$2 billion ($1.6 billion) for a strategy to accelerate the production and processing of critical minerals needed for the electric vehicle (EV) battery supply chain, two senior government sources said.
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ArcelorMittal removes Russian materials from steel supply chain
Mining News Pro - ArcelorMittal SA, Europe’s biggest steelmaker, has eliminated Russian commodities from its supply chain following the invasion of Ukraine.
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Canada forges new EV supply chain path in bid to secure growth
Mining News Pro - Canada, a major car and parts producer, is bolstering its battery and electric vehicle supply chain to ensure future growth for its vital $10 billion auto industry.
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Element 25, Circulor partner to develop first ESG transparent manganese supply chain
Mining News Pro - Circulor Ltd announced Wednesday a partnership with Element 25 Limited (ASX:E25) to establish full manganese traceability and tracking of CO2 and environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards for products produced from Element 25’s Butcherbird project in Australia.
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Lithium miner’s woes may exacerbate strain in EV supply chain
Mining News Pro - Pilbara Minerals (ASX: PLS), one of Australia’s top lithium miners, slashed its forecast for shipments, further exacerbating tight supply for the key ingredient in electric-vehicle batteries.
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Tin price surge worsens supply chain woes for electronics, solar and auto firms
Mining News Pro - Tin prices have nearly doubled from a year ago and are on course for their biggest annual rise in over 30 years, stinging big users of the soldering agent such as electronics firms, utilities, solar panel makers and appliance manufacturers.
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Tin price surge worsens supply chain woes for electronics, solar and auto firms
Mining News Pro - Tin prices have nearly doubled from a year ago and are on course for their biggest annual rise in over 30 years, stinging big users of the soldering agent such as electronics firms, utilities, solar panel makers and appliance manufacturers.
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Teck and Oldendorff team up to reduce supply chain CO2 emissions from BC port
Mining News Pro - Teck Resources and Oldendorff Carriers have announced an agreement to employ energy efficient bulk carriers for shipments of Teck steelmaking coal from the Port of Vancouver to international destinations to reduce CO2 emissions in the steelmaking coal supply chain.
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Energy Fuels’ first shipment creates US-Europe rare earths supply chain
Mining News Pro - Energy Fuels and Neo Performance Materials created a new United States-to-Europe rare earth supply chain this week when the first container – with 20 tonnes of product – of an expected 15 containers of mixed rare earth carbonate produced at Energy Fuels’ White Mesa Mill in Utah was shipped to Neo’s rare earth separations facility in Estonia.
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Lithium supply chain threatened by East-West geopolitical tensions
Mining News Pro - Geopolitical risks and the US-China tensions pose threats to the global lithium supply chain, a new report by Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research states.
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How a gold-stibnite restoration in Idaho could add antimony to US supply chain
Mining News Pro - Perpetua Resources is expected to be included in the Russell 2000 Index after the US market opens on Monday June 28, one of the most widely cited performance benchmarks for emerging US companies.
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Battery demand opens supply chain opportunities for miners
Mining News Pro - Diversifying Australia’s battery industry could almost double its value by 2030, giving miners an opportunity to be part of adding $7.4 billion to the economy.
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