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RARE EARTHS: Zimbabwe discovers rare minerals

  • Date: 23-06-19
  • Category: RARE EARTHS
  • Source: Bulawayo 24

Zimbabwe sits on bountiful and lucrative deposits of minerals known as rare-earth elements (REE), some of which sell for more than US$1 000 for a single kilogram and where investors are seeking alternative sources to China, which dominates production.

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SOUTH AFRICA: Johannesburg power cuts: Eskom issue warning for affected residents

  • Date: 22-06-19
  • Category: SOUTH AFRICA
  • Source: The South African

A series of Johannesburg power cuts have gripped the city on Saturday, and Eskom are asking citizens in the East Rand to remain vigilant.

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BATTERIES: Volkswagen sees battery cell supply secured for first wave of EVs

  • Date: 22-06-19
  • Category: BATTERIES
  • Source: Europe Auto News

BERLIN -- Volkswagen brand does not expect to have problems with supplies of battery cells for its new wave of full-electric cars. Other automakers, including Audi and Hyundai, have suffered bottlenecks in battery supplies.

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BATTERIES: South Korea's POSCO drops plans for Chilean battery material plant

  • Date: 22-06-19
  • Category: BATTERIES
  • Source: Auto.com

The reason behind dropout is that the project POSCO proposed requires lithium hydroxide, a type of the metal increasingly favored by EV battery makers but one not produced by Albemarle in Chile.

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CHINA: Beijing policies dash hope for quick market rebound

  • Date: 21-06-19
  • Category: CHINA
  • Source: Auto News China

At the Shanghai auto show in April, most auto company executives expected China’s new-vehicle market, which contracted in 2018 for the first time in nearly three decades, to resume growth in the second half of 2019.

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LITHIUM: Altura Shipping and Operations Update

  • Date: 21-06-19
  • Category: LITHIUM
  • Source: Altura Mining

Altura is pleased to provide an update on operations, marketing and sales from its flagship Altura Lithium Project located at Pilgangoora in Western Australia.

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WAGE NEGOTIATIONS: AMCU inks R14,000 deal with Siyanda

The association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has signed a wage agreement with Rustenburg-based Siyanda Bakgalta Platinum Mine, which will see miners paid a basic wage of R14,309/month in the third year of a three-year agreement.

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EMISSIONS: Gestamp urges common sense CO2 targets

  • Date: 21-06-19
  • Category: EMISSIONS
  • Source: Just Auto

Ever-tighter CO2 targets from the European Commission (EC) require a degree of "common sense," says Gestamp as Brussels shows no sign of easing its focus on emissions reduction.

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