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What would happen if those supplies were no longer available for sale? Nicholas LePan Mar 15, 2022 Weekly Nugget ### [Potash Prices Threaten Global Food Security](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/potash-prices-threaten-global-food-security) The price of potash and fertilizers were already heading towards multi-year highs but Western sanctions threaten global supplies and prices. Nicholas LePan Mar 7, 2022 Weekly Nugget ### [Top 10 Gold Takeovers in 2021](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/top-10-gold-takeovers-for-2021) For the top 10 deals, over ~95 Moz of gold switched hands in 2021 valued at over $17.5 billion. Nicholas LePan Feb 28, 2022 Weekly Nugget ### [Mining’s Carbon Privilege: Research Reveals Carbon Tax Benefit](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/minings-carbon-privilege-new-research-on-tax) Carbon taxes may not be a bad word in the mining industry, at least according to a new paper in Nature that reveals the industry’s low carbon... Nicholas LePan Feb 9, 2022 Weekly Nugget ### [Chile’s Presidential Election Puts Mining on the Balance](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/20-december-2021) Gabriel Boric, a 35-year old former student leader, became Chile’s next president defeating right-wing opponent Jose Antonio Kast. Nicholas LePan Dec 20, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [IMF Projects $13 Trillion in Revenue Up for Grabs from 4 Key Metals](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/13-december-2021) The International Monetary Fund outlines a net-zero carbon future could generate US$13 trillion in revenue from copper, nickel, lithium, and cobalt. Nicholas LePan Dec 13, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [Ecuador: A New Frontier for Mining?](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/ecuador-mining-frontier) Recent discoveries and successful mine constructions are changing the fortunes for Ecuador's mining industry and potential investors. Nicholas LePan Nov 17, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [Buy, Build or Discover? Barrick’s Bristow Cools on Deals](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/22-september-2021) Barrick's Mark Bristow built his reputation on mining deals, but at the recent MINExpo conference in Las Vegas he said his focus is on building new... Nicholas LePan Sep 22, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [Wall Street Goes Nuclear: Sprott Moves the Uranium Spot Market](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/14-september-2021) The price of uranium is melting up to the highest level since 2015 due in part to Sprott's new fund pushing prices to meme-worthy highs. Nicholas LePan Sep 14, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [Guinean Coup Spikes Aluminum Prices, But Miners Told to Keep Mining](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/07-september-2021) A military coup in Guinea briefly threatened one of the world's leading suppliers of aluminum, causing prices to spike. Nicholas LePan Sep 7, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [Mining News Roundup Aug. 13, 2021](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/rare-earth-mining-begins-in-canada-8-13-2021) Australia’s Vital Metals (ASX: VML) increased production from its T-zone starter pit at the Nechalacho rare earths mine in Canada’s Northwest... Nicholas LePan Aug 13, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [BHP Buys into Ontario Nickel Project with $325M Deal](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/bhp-buys-into-ontario-nickel-project-325m-deal-7-30-2021) Australian Miner BHP (NYSE: BHP, LSE: BHP, ASX: BHP) has entered into an agreement to acquire junior mining company Noront Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:... Nicholas LePan Jul 30, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [Lithium America’s Thacker Gets Green Light, Despite Opposition](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/lithium-americas-thacker-pass-gets-go-ahead-for-archaeological-work-but-faces-another-delay-7-26-2021) A U.S. federal judge has ruled that Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC) may begin excavation work at its Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada. Nicholas LePan Jul 26, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [McEwen Spins Out Argentinian Copper Project, Announces Financing](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/mcewen-spins-out-argentinian-copper-project-announces-financing-7-9-2021) McEwen Mining (NYSE, TSX: MUX) announced plans to spin out two assets into a new company, McEwen Copper, and plans to raise $80 million. Nicholas LePan Jul 9, 2021 Weekly Nugget ### [GM to Source Lithium from California, Invests in Brine Operation](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/gm-to-source-lithium-from-california-invests-in-brine-operation-7-2-2021) General Motors announced plans to work with a California-based lithium extraction and geothermal energy company, Controlled Thermal Resources Nicholas LePan Jul 2, 2021 [1](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/tag/weekly-nugget/page/1) ... [ 8 ](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/tag/weekly-nugget/page/8) [ 9 ](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/tag/weekly-nugget/page/9) [ 10 ](https://thenugget.prospectorportal.com/tag/weekly-nugget/page/10) ... [ 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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