STEEL & FERROUS METALS
Compact pellet plant in Sandur with annual capacity of two million tons
Resources Pellets Concentrates Pvt. Ltd. (RPCL) Bengaluru, a joint venture between Indian companies BKG Mining Private Limited and Fomento Resources
PRECIOUS METALS
BHP completes silver streaming with Wheaton Precious Metals
Further to BHP’s announcement on 17 February 2026, BHP, through a wholly owned subsidiary, has completed its long-term silver streaming
OTHER METALS
Rio Tinto to extract gallium from its alumina refining process
Rio Tinto is moving forward on a research and development project to extract primary gallium from its alumina refining process
BASE METALS
$2 billion aluminium production complex in the Suez Zone, Egypt
China’s Henan Zhongfu Industrial plans to establish a $2 billion aluminium production complex in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, Egypt.
NON-METAL INDUSTRY
Illegal mining and grade volatility, restricted premium ruby production
LONDON – Sean Gilbertson, CEO of Gemfields, says that it has been a difficult year for Gemfields. The well documented
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
