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Argentine Court in Key Lithium Region Halts New Permits Over Environmental Concerns

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Argentina, inside South America’s so-called “lithium triangle”, is one of the world’s top producers of the metal that is key for the batteries needed to power electric vehicles. A local company spokesperson declined to comment. The ruling, shared with Reuters on Thursday, comes after a case presented in 2021 by a chief of the Atacameños …

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Rare Earths Prices Seen Rebounding in Second Half of 2024

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(Reuters) – Rare earth prices have likely bottomed out and are poised to rise later this year on demand from electric vehicles (EVs) and wind power and as dominant producer China is expected to pull back on expanding output quotas, analysts said. Rare earths are a group of 17 elements used in products from lasers …

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What Lithium’s Roller-Coaster Ride Means for Miners

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Bloomberg Since 2021, lithium prices have surged 10-fold, only to crash back to earth, wiping out billions of dollars in miners’ shares and forcing supply cuts. The ripple effects of this ride are only just beginning. The reversal of fortunes for the electric-vehicle battery metal has been nothing short of stunning. Its rapid ascent to a …

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