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INSIGHTS | Solving the talent challenge in mining requires doing mining the right way

By Insights
The mining sector is not new to challenges around attracting and retaining talent. The numbers on the talent squeeze are so startling that it seems surprising to find that the issues around attracting, retaining and training future talent, while often talked about, is ranked comparatively low or not at all as a main business risk for mining companies. The question lends itself how the industry got here and what can be done to change it. As it is perhaps no understatement that the approach mining companies will take to talent management will determine their future trajectory.
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INSIGHTS | Ironclad future: LFP powers past patent expiration

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As the demand for lithium-ion batteries surges in the electric vehicle and energy storage markets, this Appian Insight piece delves into the transformative shift towards lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathodes, fueled by safety advantages, cost considerations, and the expiration of key patents, while also exploring the burgeoning potential of Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate (LMFP) as an innovative and cost-effective alternative.
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Appian provides US$230m senior credit and secured royalty financing to US Strategic Metals to complete construction of mining, recycling, and processing operation

By Appian News
Appian today announces it has committed a US$230 million financing package to U.S. Strategic Metals (“USSM”), a battery metals producer to finance the development of USSM’s cobalt-nickel mine and construction of its hydrometallurgical battery metals recycling facility based in Fredericktown, Missouri, United States.
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Appian announces investment in Urbix, Inc. and strategic collaboration to develop an integrated supplier of graphite anode material for the rapidly growing North and South American lithium ion battery industry

By Appian News
Appian Capital Advisory LLP, the investment advisor to long-term value focused private equity funds that invest solely in mining and mining related companies, announces a strategic investment in and joint development agreement with Urbix to develop a project to build and operate a commercial scale graphite processing facility.
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