Zijin's Lithium Foray Adds to China's Push for Battery Mater

(Bloomberg) -- Zijin Mining Group Co. is making its first foray into lithium -- a key raw material for batteries -- with a C$960 million ($770 million) purchase of Neo Lithium Corp.

The major Chinese gold and copper producer agreed to buy all outstanding shares of Neo Lithium for C$6.

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