Impala Platinum releases mandatory offer for Royal Bafokeng Platinum
Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlats) shareholders received a circular for the mandatory offer from Impala Platinum (Implats). The bid price is
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AngloGold Ashanti completes acquisition of Corvus Gold
Johannesburg, South Africa and Vancouver, B.C. – AngloGold Ashanti Limited and Corvus Gold Inc. have announced the successful completion of
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Blast Furnace decarbonization technology for MMK
SMS group will improve the efficiency of Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) processes with the use of ‘syngas’, a
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Metso Outotec to divest its metal recycling business
Metso Outotec has signed an agreement to divest its Metal Recycling business line to an affiliate of Mimir, an investment
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Endeavour achieves record gold discoveries with addition of 3.9moz
Exploration and resource estimation activities were prioritised at the flagship mines and Fetekro for incorporation into the upcoming definitive feasibility
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Europe’s aluminium smelters cut output due to rocketing power prices
Reuters reported that soaring electricity prices in Europe have triggered cuts in energy-intensive production of aluminium. Out of Europe’s total
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Tharisa: strong operational performance from mining through to processing
In its market update Tharisa says the PGM spot markets were weaker than the past several quarters, but early indications
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South32: Hermosa project update
South32 Limited has provided an update following completion of a pre-feasibility study (PFS) for the Taylor Deposit, which is the
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Rusatom and PJSC LUKOIL to produce and supply green hydrogen
Rusatom Overseas JSC (part of ROSATOM) and PJSC LUKOIL signed a memorandum of intent on the development of cooperation regarding
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Steelmaker AMSA: Comeback from existential crisis to record profits
In 2020, ArcelorMittal SA’s sustainability had being questioned by its most important stakeholders who wondered if the country’s only upstream
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Alphamin finishes 2021 on a strong note
Alphamin Resources has reported record tin production from its Bisie mine, which it achieved during the final quarter of 2021.
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2021 was a record-breaking year for Gazprom
In 2021, Gazprom produced 514.8 billion cubic meters of gas. This is the best result in the last 13 years. It topped the 2020 result by 62.2 billion
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Innovative hybrid concept: Reducing step by step by step
voestalpine plans to gradually shift from the coal-based blast furnace route to steel production using green electricity. Here liquid pig
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Amerigo exceeds its annual copper production guidance in Chile
Amerigo Resources has announced that the company produced 63.4 million pounds of copper from Minera Valle Central (MVC) in Chile
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Tin surges amid weak US dollar and strong Chinese market
LME tin prices have surged in the last few days, driven by weakness in the US dollar and strength in
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Meeting electricity requirements for melting steel scrap in EAF
Smelting scrap and HBI in the electric arc furnace is an energy intensive process. Consequently, if the EAF is to
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Major challenges in the European steel industry
The technological transition to green production faces the entire European steel industry with major challenges. voestalpine, Austria’s only producer of
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Merafe ferrochrome production increases by 42.7% YoY
Merafe’s attributable ferrochrome production from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture in the fourth quarter and year ended 31 December 2021
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Tharisa: Best quarter on record kicks off a transformative year
Tharisa, the platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome co-producer has announces production results for the first quarter of FY2022. First
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The Swedish ecosystem for green steel
Sweden boasts an abundance of renewable energy resources and adequate iron ore reserves. This has enabled the steel industry to align
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Europe’s most advanced 3D sand printer for steel casting
voestalpine has been engaged in pioneering 3D printing with metals for many years. These metals are already being used at
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FLSmidth to supply material handling equipment for gold mine
FLSmidth has been chosen to supply In-Pit Crushing & Conveying (IPCC) equipment for the upstream section of Polyus’ Blagodatnoye gold
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The metals industry faces a dilemma: producers are under pressure to decarbonise. But at the same time, demand for commodities
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Alphamin produces record tin volumes in 4th quarter 2021
MAURITIUS – Alphamin Resources, a producer of 4% of the world’s mined tin from its high grade operation in the
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MC Mining: Makhado Coal Project update
On 14 January 2019, MC Mining announced that its subsidiary, Baobab Mining & Exploration, completed the acquisition of the Lukin
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Recycling and innovation are crucial to reducing emissions
Increasing the use of scrap is the simplest way to decarbonise. Electric arc furnace (EAF) production using scrap produces 30%
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Glencore completes acquisition of Cerrejón mine in Colombia
Glencore refers to its announcement of 28 June 2021, in which it announced its intention to acquire Anglo American’s and
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US steel imports in 2021 surging by unprecedented 47%
Economy Rebounds from COVID – No one could have predicted when the virus crippled commerce in spring 2020 that the
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Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces
Paul Wurth, part of SMS group, has completed its work relining the blast furnaces of ArcelorMittal’s Juiz de Fora steel
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South32: Restart of Brazil Aluminium smelter using renewable power
South32 has announced to participate in a restart of the Alumar aluminium smelter (Brazil Aluminium), together with its joint venture
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