Negotiators for EU governments and lawmakers reached a deal on Monday on targets for domestic supply of critical minerals such as lithium and nickel to reduce its reliance on third countries, principally China.

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The United States and Indonesia on Monday will discuss how to advance a potential minerals partnership aimed a stimulating trade of the electric vehicle (EV) battery metal nickel, according to sources.

Vale (NYSE: VALE) will divest 14% of its stake in Indonesian nickel unit to fulfill the country’s divestment rules, mining minister Arifin Tasrif told reporters on Friday.

Eastplats continues to produce chrome concentrate from its retreatment project, and has also started blasting operations at CRM, which initiated the soft restart of the Zandfontein underground section.

In November, HBIS Group tendered 1863 tons of 75B ferrosilicon, a decrease of 1447 tons compared to October.

Zimbabwe’s bourse in the resort city of Victoria Falls plans to start a commodity and electricity exchange in the first quarter of next year, its chief executive officer said.

Manganese ore production decreased by 5.6%, contributing -0.4 of a percentage point to the overall figure.