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    • Sunday, 16 June, 2024
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      Exploitation of one of the world’s largest deposits of the metal would boost Europe’s electric vehicle industry

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    • Sunday, 16 June, 2024
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      Output at Chilean state-owned group Codelco has fallen to 25-year lows just as global demand surges

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