First Tin raises funds to rapidly develop tin projects
First Tin has raised £20 million and completed an Initial Public Offering in order to rapidly develop its tin projects.The
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Shanta Q1 gold production in Tanzania is in line with guidance
Shanta Gold, the Tanzania-focused gold producer, developer and explorer, has said that its gold production in Q1 2022 was 11,408
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First float glass furnace runs on 100% biofuel
Pilkington UK has become the world’s first flat glass manufacturer to fire its furnace on 100% biofuel, as part of
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Platinum use in battery electric vehicles is on the horizon
Automotive use of platinum is well established; platinum-based autocatalysts have been the single largest segment of platinum demand for decades.
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AMSA capacity utilisation increased from 42% in 2020 to 60% in 2021
Excluding Saldanha Works, which through an orderly and commercial wind-down was placed under care and maintenance early in the second
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SOUTHERN PALLADIUM: a new kid on the PGM block
Southern Palladium is a public company limited by shares, incorporated in Australia and registered in New South Wales under the
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Ten largest global gold mines in 2021
According to Kitco the following are the world’s biggest gold mines by production in 2021. The ranking below was developed
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ResponsibleSteel announces world’s first certified steelmaker in the US
PITTSBURGH – United States Steel Corporation (“U. S. Steel”) announced today that it that its Big River Steel mill in
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Anglo American Copper production decreased by 13% in Q1
Copper production decreased by 13% to 139,500 tonnes due to planned lower grades. Production from Los Bronces decreased by 17%
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Acquisition of G Steel and G J Steel, integrated steel mills in Thailand
Nippon Steel Corp. will acquire shares in G Steel and GJ Steel to make them subsidiaries. G Steel and G
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Kumba Iron Ore: total production decreased by 21% to 8.3Mt
Centurion – Kumba in its production and sales report for the first quarter ended 31 March 2022 reports that total
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Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture produces 3.1% less ferrochrome
Merafe’s attributable ferrochrome production from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture for the quarter ended 31 March 2022 marginally decreased by
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March 2022 world crude steel production
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 161.0 million tonnes (Mt)
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Precision temperature scanner delivers accuracy for critical measurements
With up to 40 analogue input channels and scan rates as fast as 10 channels per second, the Super-DAQ Precision
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RB Platinum’s strong operational performance from BRPM and Styldrift
Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBP) in its quarterly review and production report for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 March
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Anglo American comments on its Los Bronces copper project
Anglo American is currently engaged in an environmental assessment process for its Los Bronces Integrated Project (LBIP) in Chile, a
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Anglo American Platinum continues with rebuild of Polokwane smelter
Anglo American Platinum in its PGMs Production Report for the first quarter ending 31 March 2022 said total PGMs production
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BHP guidance for 2022 remains unchanged for iron ore and coal
BHP says production guidance for the 2022 financial year remains unchanged for iron ore, metallurgical coal and energy coal. Full
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De Beers: Robust demand for rough diamonds continued into Q1
Rough diamond production increased by 25% to 8.9 million carats, reflecting a strong operational performance, and higher planned levels of
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Anglo American Q1 production was 10% lower than year before
Anglo American in its production report for the first quarter ended 31 March 2022 until 19 April 2022, said that
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Steel: developed countries recovered more strongly than developing ones
Global crude steel production increased to 1 910 million tonnes for 2021 off a vigorous recovery in demand, returning to
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RHI Magnesita and Horn to create refractories recycling platform
RHI Magnesita and the Horn & Co. Group have announced their agreement to combine their recycling activities in Europe to
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Hanson to build UK’s first net-zero cement plant
Hanson UK plans to build the UK’s first net-zero cement factory at a facility in north Wales. Hanson is aiming
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High China tin price sees import surge
The latest customs data from China indicates that the country imported significant quantities of tin during March, likely because of
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Casting shop to be installed at PT Smelting’s Gresik copper smelter
Metso Outotec will deliver its 100th Anode Casting Shop to PT Smelting’s (PTS) copper smelter in Gresik, East Java, in
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Steel micro-alloying by rare earth metals
In micro-alloying, the microstructure and texture are influenced by solid dissolution and the reaction of the solid phase, and hence
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Yunnan Hualian tin mine ceases operations on COVID risk
Yunnan Tin Co., the world’s largest tin producer, has been forced to temporarily cease operations at one of its mines.
Read moreCirculor partners with Rock Tech Lithium for enviro metal
Circulor has announced a comprehensive partnership with Rock Tech Lithium, the Canadian-German cleantech company, and Fraunhofer UMSICHT, an institute of
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ArcelorMittal SA reports strongest annual earnings since 2008
Despite the volatility from the ongoing presence and repercussions of Covid-19 and its various variants, 2021 was an exceptionally strong
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Recession would enable miners to catch up on projects
Recessions are a double-edged sword for miners and metallurgists seeking to invest in additional production capacity. On the one hand,
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