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  China's fluorspar exports rebound, domestic production still low

  By Michael Greenfield
  Michael Greenfield
  Published: 23 Jan 2019

  Chinese fluorspar exports have rebounded year on year from a low in 2017 but are yet to return to 2016 levels, according to the latest data from China Customs.

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  Transamine reaches agreement on finance provision for lithium project in Zimbabwe

  By Martim Facada
  Published: 21 Jan 2019

  Transamine will provide $9.5 million to finance the Kamativi Tailings Lithium Project in exchange for an offtake of the lithium concentrate produced there.

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  Recovering yuan spreads ripples in minerals markets

  By William Clarke
  Published: 18 Jan 2019

  The yuan-dollar exchange rate has changed direction after the Chinese currency saw its biggest one-week rise since 2005, which will have a broad bearing on minerals markets.

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  LME to launch seven new contracts on March 11

  By IM Staff
  Published: 17 Jan 2019

  Three of the contracts will be settled against Fastmarkets prices.

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  SEMAS production embargo at Hydro's Alunorte alumina refinery removed

  By IM Staff
  Published: 16 Jan 2019

  The Brazilian environmental agency in the state of Pará, SEMAS, has removed the production embargo at the Alunorte refinery owned by Hydro, the world’s biggest alumina producer.

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  SPMP’s antimony project in Oman needs more funds because of commissioning delays

  By Martim Facada
  Published: 14 Jan 2019

  Major shareholder Tri-Star says that SPMP needs more capex and working capital to overcome engineering issues to the first production of metal at its antimony-gold project in Oman.