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...half as predicted, would be one of the largest takeovers of an Australian tech company and mean another delisting of a large ASX-listed business after the sale of Sydney Airport, Afterpay, Newcrest and Oz Minerals...
...The sale of the mine also comes amid heightening geopolitical tensions between China and the US, which is stepping up its efforts to secure strategic minerals such as copper, cobalt and graphite....
...It also dominates supply chains for lithium processing and mining of other critical minerals....
...Chris Ellison, who controls A$12bn ($8bn) miner Mineral Resources and is a shareholder in Azure, said this month that SQM’s bid looked “dead in the water”....
...First Quantum Minerals took a majority stake in the project in 2013, and the mine now accounts for about half of its annual production....
...of the Manara Minerals joint venture last year....
...The open pit mine, owned by Canada’s First Quantum Minerals, is one of the world’s largest sources of copper and has faced multiple legal challenges....
...Indonesia’s ministry for energy and mineral resources did not respond to a request for comment....
...Azure Minerals and SQM declined to comment. This story has been amended since publication. Hancock Prospecting has acquired 18 per cent of Azure Minerals, not 19 per cent....
...HOLD: Rio Tinto (RIO) Over-supply in copper and industrial minerals markets has weighed on prices, writes Mark Robinson. Talk about good timing....
...Global Witness said demand for minerals for renewable energy technology meant that parts of south-east Asia, such as northern Myanmar and neighbouring China, were now the sites of illegal mining, fuelling...
...She says it was “a big surprise” to be promoted to chief executive of Suntory Beverage & Food, which controls brands such as Orangina and Lucozade in Europe and a range of mineral water, coffee, tea and...
...China last year overtook Japan as the world’s largest exporter of cars, and BYD is among a clutch of Chinese EV and battery makers trying to build factories and secure access to mineral deposits closer to...
...In the past 12 months, the group has invested more than $180mn into critical minerals companies....
...Agincourt and the Indonesian ministries of environment and forestry and energy and mineral resources did not respond to requests for comment....
...Both Albemarle and Chile’s SQM are already investors in some of Western Australia’s largest lithium projects and have partnered with local players including IGO, Wesfarmers and Mineral Resources to develop...
...Before we were talking about the military, telecommunications, now we’re talking about critical minerals, energy,” she said....
...It’s one of the few mineral resources that have increased in price dramatically.”...
...On Monday, US lithium miner Albemarle abandoned its A$6.6bn ($4.2bn) deal to buy Liontown, a miner of the lithium-rich mineral spodumene....
...Her departure came after a gala event held in the mineral-rich Pilbara region of Western Australia on Saturday to celebrate Fortescue’s 20-year anniversary....
...overseeing the government’s mineral resource policy told Nikkei....
...These include catering, alcoholic drinks, confectionery, crisps and savoury snacks, hot food, sports drinks, hot takeaways, ice cream, soft drinks and mineral water....
...The moves by Rinehart come after Chris Ellison, managing director of mining group Mineral Resources and a collaborator with the Australian mining mogul on previous deals, restructured a joint venture with...
...Jeff Townsend, founder of the Critical Minerals Association, said the accord “has the potential to revolutionise the UK’s critical minerals sector”....
...Hancock Prospecting has a history of teaming up on projects, often with other members of the Perth mining elite such as Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison....
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