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Wogen Resources has signed a binding offtake agreement with Australian antimony miner Larvotto Resources for the sales rights of the miner’s upcoming antimony-gold concentrate produced during the first seven years of mining, the companies confirmed with Fastmarkets on Monday December 2.
Liberty Steel will idle operations at its Peoria, Illinois, facility starting Monday December 9 through “at least” February 3 “due to a shortage of wire rod and financial difficulties,” an industry observer familiar with the company’s operations said on Monday December 2.
Gallium, germanium and magnesium were listed among the top 10 priority materials that could face significant supply chain disruptions, according to a report published by the British Geological Survey (BGS)-hosted Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre (CMIC) on Thursday November 28.
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