Growing appreciation for KZ mining destination Key German Companies Create Consortium for Lithium Mining in Kazakhstan
By Dana Omirgazy in Business, Editor’s Picks, International on 16 February 2024
ASTANA – Leading German companies – Knauf Group, GP Gnter Papenburg AG, Roxtec, as well as the German Institute of Lithium (ITEL) – have joined forces to form a consortium for lithium mining using Kazakhstan’s deposits, reported the Ministry of Industry and Construction on Feb. 16. (cont - https://astanatimes.com/2024/02/key-german-companies-create-consortium-for-lithium-mining-in-kazakhstan/.)
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Meanwhile Mexico is becoming less attractive, even if the proposal doesn't pass.
It said open-pit mines represent more than $3.9 billion in investment and 200,000 direct jobs, and warned that a ban would eventually affect supply chains, forcing Mexico to import minerals at a ...
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/mexican-mining-sector-balks-plan-ban-open-pit-mines-2024-02-15/