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Nicholas LePan Jun 18, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [Peruvian Presidential Election Weighs Heavy on Local Mining Taxation](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/peruvian-presidential-election-weighs-heavy-on-local-mining-taxation) Ganfeng Lithium (US: GNENF, SHE: 002460, HKG: 1772), one of the world’s top lithium producers, said on June 11, it would sell around USD$630 million... Nicholas LePan Jun 9, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [Volkswagen's One Umbrella Battery Strategy](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/volkswagens-one-umbrella-battery-strategy-interview-with-chief-technology-officer-thomas-schmall) Volkswagen's Chief Technology Officer Thomas Schmall in an interview highlighted its battery ambitions with an investment in US-based QuantumScape. Nicholas LePan Jun 2, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [Mining News Roundup, May 26 2021](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/drc-confuses-markets-on-metal-concentrate-export-orders) An order sent to miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 26 banned the export of copper and cobalt concentrate. Nicholas LePan May 26, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [Mining News Roundup, May 19 2021](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/jpmorgan-notes-bitcoin-exodus-to-gold) In an analyst note sent to investors on Tuesday, May 18, JPMorgan hinted that institutional investors are going back to gold, as the price of Bitcoin... Nicholas LePan May 19, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [Codelco Spending $40B to Revamp Ageing Copper Operations](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/codelco-spending-40b-to-revamp-ageing-copper-operations) Chile’s state miner Codelco is in the midst of a 10-year, $40-billion initiative to upgrade its wide network of aging operations, which suffer rom... Nicholas LePan May 12, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [High Metal Prices Could Hinder Energy Transition: IEA](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/high-metal-prices-could-hinder-energy-transition-iea) Increasing metals prices puts profits in miners' pockets, but they risk slowing the energy transition to renewables. Nicholas LePan May 5, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [Fortuna Silver Buys US$884M for Roxgold, West Africa](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/fortuna-silver-buys-us884m-for-roxgold-west-africa) Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI, NYSE: FSM) and Roxgold (TSX: ROXG, US-OTC: ROGFF) have agreed to a "business combination" in which Fortuna will spend... Nicholas LePan Apr 28, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [$4 Billion-Merger Makes Mega Lithium Miner](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/4-billion-merger-makes-mega-lithium-miner) Orocobre (ASX:ORE, TSX:ORL) and Galaxy Resources (ASX:GXY) entered into a merger agreement where Orocobre will acquire Galaxy. Nicholas LePan Apr 21, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [Peruvian Election Puts Miners in Crosshairs](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/peruvian-election-puts-miners-in-crosshairs) The first-round winner of Peru’s presidential election, Pedro Castillo wants to renegotiate mining contracts rather than seize assets, said an... Nicholas LePan Apr 14, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [RioTinto Strikes Lithium Pay Dirt in California](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/riotinto-strikes-lithium-pay-dirt-in-california) Rio Tinto (ASX: LON, NYSE: RIO) has started lithium production from waste rock at a test plant located at a borates mine in California. Nicholas LePan Apr 7, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [BMW Inks $335-Million Lithium Deal](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/bwm-inks-335-million-lithium-deal) Automaker BMW has officially signed a Eur285 million ($334.4 million) deal with US-based Livent for the supply of lithium directly to BMW's battery... Nicholas LePan Mar 31, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [Lundin Mining Looking for Discovery Near Fruta Del Norte, Ecuador](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/lundin-mining-looking-for-discovery-near-fruta-del-norte-ecuador) Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG) has begun a 9,000-metre exploration drill program. Nicholas LePan Mar 24, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [“Golden Age of Discovery”: BHP to Open Exploration Office in Toronto, Canada](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/golden-age-of-discovery-bhp-to-open-exploration-office-in-toronto-canada) At the 2021 PDAC conference, keynote speaker Laura Tyler, Chief Technical Officer for BHP, noted that she sees the mineral exploration industry... Nicholas LePan Mar 17, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [Tesla Secures Nickel Supply and a New Role in Mining](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/tesla-secures-nickel-supply-and-a-new-role-in-mining) Elon Musk has called nickel Tesla’s “biggest concern.” Nicholas LePan Mar 3, 2021 [1](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/tag/weekly-nugget/page/1) ... [ 9 ](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/tag/weekly-nugget/page/9) [ 10 ](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/tag/weekly-nugget/page/10) [ 11 ](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/tag/weekly-nugget/page/11) ... [ 12 ](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/tag/weekly-nugget/page/12) ### Subscribe to keep your finger on the pulse of the mining industry. 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