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Chile’s ENAMI says lithium venture with Rio Tinto to start production in 2032

Chile’s Atacama region. (Image by LMspencer | Stock Photo.) Chile’s state-run mining firm ENAMI aims for its new Rio Tinto lithium partnership at Altoandinos to begin production in 2032 with 35,000 metric tons of the battery metal per year, and ramp up over three years to 75,000 tons, ENAMI company chief Ivan Mlynarz said on Friday. The […]

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Ackman’s Pershing Square Holdings fund drops nearly 14% so far this year

Bill Ackman, chief executive officer and portfolio manager at Pershing Square Capital Management, speaks during the SALT conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Richard Brian/File Photo NEW YORK, April 9 (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Holdings portfolio has lost nearly 14% so far this year, the firm told investors

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BlackRock's GIP Is Close to Raising $25 Billion for New Fund

BlackRock’s GIP Is Close to Raising $25 Billion for New Fund

The BlackRock headquarters in New York. Photo by Michael Nagle /Bloomberg BlackRock Inc.’s Global Infrastructure Partners is close to raising roughly $25 billion for its latest flagship fund, a sum that would make it one of the largest in the infrastructure industry, according to people familiar with the matter. (Bloomberg) — BlackRock Inc.’s Global Infrastructure Partners is

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Pimco says own more bonds as Trump ushers in era of uncertainty

Pimco says own more bonds as Trump ushers in era of uncertainty

US President-elect Donald Trump (Jan 15): The uncertainty likely to be injected into markets this year by US President-elect Donald Trump promises to be yet another driver of attractive bond returns, according to Pacific Investment Management Co (Pimco). Unpredictability, paired with rising Treasury yields and diminished expectations for central bank easing is seen generating long-term

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Lucara finds world’s 2nd largest diamond ever mined

Lucara finds world’s 2nd largest diamond ever mined

The 2,492 carat diamond. (Image courtesy of Lucara Diamond.) Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC), has dug up a 2,492 carat diamond from its prolific Karowe mine in Botswana, the world’s second-largest stone ever mined in terms of size. The “epic” diamond, as Lucara put it, was detected and recovered by the company’s Mega Diamond Recovery (MDR) X-ray Transmission

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