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James Attwood

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Senior commodities reporter for Bloomberg

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A landmark lithium deal struck a year ago between SQM and Codelco is on course to be finalized before Chile’s general elections after securing a key antitrust approval. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets

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Codelco posted a slight increase in first-quarter output despite power, weather and maintenance interruptions bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets

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Canadian mining industry veteran Rob McEwen is considering listing shares in Argentina as part of an IPO of his copper venture, the latest sign of the country’s newfound appeal for investors bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets

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Bullion’s record-breaking run will attract investors back to gold mining stocks, leading to “explosive” performance in shares of producers of the precious metal, according to industry veteran Rob McEwen bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets

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The execution of 13 guards at a Peruvian mine shows the government's struggles to deal with an illegal gold rush that's being further fueled by record high prices. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets

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Two Chinese companies dropped plans to develop lithium-processing projects in Chile after the price of the battery metal tumbled bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Barrick boss Mark Bristow says he has shown a willingness to cede ground in a dispute with Mali’s military junta, but won’t be waiving the company’s rights in order to restart a shuttered gold mine there bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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US authorities are expected to decide on copper tariffs well before a year-end deadline, according to a trade group bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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SolGold Plc, an Ecuador-focused firm backed by some of the biggest names in mining, is working on options to start production at its flagship project three or four years ahead of previous plans bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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BYD and Tsingshan reiterated their interest in building lithium plants in Chile, appearing to contradict comments by local authorities that the projects had been scrapped bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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De Beers has been quietly selling rough diamonds at sharply marked-down prices to a small handful of customers. Thomas Biesheuvel reports bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Chile, the biggest copper-producing country, raised its price projections for the metal this year and next on easing trade-war tensions and supply disruptions bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Ivanhoe Mines shares jumped after the Canadian company said it’s advancing work on reopening parts of a giant copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, without yet committing to a restart date bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Teck Resources has been hit by unrelated port and mill disruptions at two copper operations in Chile, marking the latest example of global supply snags helping support prices of the wiring metal.

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A Chilean startup backed by BHP has delivered its first copper cathodes from a demonstration plant at a mine site in northern Chile bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Peru’s government is acknowledging for the first time the existence of large-scale informal mining of copper, warning that high prices could see the activity grow in the near future bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Julio Ponce, the former son-in-law of Chile’s deceased dictator Augusto Pinochet, announced his departure from the group of cascading holding companies through which he owns a major stake in lithium supplier SQM bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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A Nevada mining project has attracted the attention of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, which is showing interest in offering $896 million bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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The threat of US levies on copper imports has been a boon for Freeport, with North America’s top producer selling the metal at a premium. Still, the firm’s CEO warns that broader tariffs could hurt an industry that President Trump is trying to help bloomberg.com/news/articles/…