STEEL & FERROUS METALS
Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting to invest $1.6bn in iron ore project
PERTH, Australia – Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting will invest $1.6 billion (Rio Tinto share $0.8 billion) to develop the Hope
PRECIOUS METALS
Platinum history in a nutshell
Platinum has just soared in a particular way. Platinum price is up severely after rallying sharply last week. All this
OTHER METALS
US cannot produce its own rare earths
The US has one operational rare earths mine, but it does not have the capacity to separate heavy rare earths
BASE METALS
Vedanta Aluminium casthouse will cut emissions by 62%
It has partnered with Gail Gas to ensure supply to its 430kt per year Casthouse 4 at Jharsuguda, which will
NON-METAL INDUSTRY
GEMFIELDS’ Kagem to recommence emerald mining
LONDON – Gemfields is pleased to announce that Kagem Mining Limited (“Kagem”), the emerald mine in Zambia which is 75%
NEW TECHNOLOGY
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BHP invests in pulse-powered processing technology
I-Pulse and I-ROX SAS announced on Monday a comprehensive collaboration arrangement with BHP Billiton. I-Pulse uses high-intensity bursts of energy
