LKAB: New operational plants by 2027
Subject to an efficient environmental permit process, it is estimated that both LKAB’s production of apatite concentrate in Kiruna and
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Maersk intends to form joint venture with Grindrod in South Africa
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – Planning to enhance its capabilities as a global integrator of logistics in South Africa, A. P.
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Rio Tinto becomes sole owner of Diavik Diamond Mine
MONTREAL – Rio Tinto has become the sole owner of Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada, continuing
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Tharisa more than double profitable on strong platinum prices
Chrome and platinum miner Tharisa reported a more than two-fold jump in annual profit, driven by strong production and improved
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Impala Platinum waives two conditions for RBP, gets better deal
A condition precedent is a specific milestone, approval or other event that must take place before a transaction can go
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LKAB and Boliden to recycle mining waste and create circular products
The leading Swedish mining companies LKAB and Boliden have signed an agreement and will begin working together to investigate the
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Platinum markets head for surplus in 2022, while palladium in deficit
MOSCOW – Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel, today presented the eighth review of the nickel
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Imerys increases prices for its refractory products from 1 January 2022
For the last 2 years, the global supply chain crisis in refractory raw materials has created unique challenges across the
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RUSAL and KUMZ launch aluminium-scandium alloy semi-finished products
MOSCOW – RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, together with KUMZ, has successfully launched the production of various rolled and
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LNG facility to sail for Rovuma natural gas field in Mozambique
The FLNG will be towed and moored at its operating site in the Rovuma basin offshore Mozambique. Production startup is
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RHI Magnesita opens its new Indian regional research and development centre
INDIA – RHI Magnesita has opened its new Indian regional research and development centre. The centre is its fifth of its
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Platinum markets to surplus in 2022, while palladium in deficit
MOSCOW – Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel, today presented the eighth review of the nickel
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Mill Plant Units for simple grinding circuit selection and execution
Metso Outotec is launching unique solution in its range of minerals processing plant islands: the Horizontal Mill Plant Units. The
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Iron ore: China’s steel mills are preparing for easing of production cuts
Rumour that China’s steel mills are preparing for an easing of production cuts as soon as next month sent iron
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Hochschild Mining to acquire Amarillo Gold for $164.5 million
Hochschild Mining is busy being acquiring Brazil-focused Amarillo Gold for $164.5 million. The companies announced the transaction yesterday. Hochschild is
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Nickel market expected to grow to a 59 kt surplus
In 2022, nickel market is expected to swing to a 59 kt surplus in the base case scenario, mostly in
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The power of people and technology create agile sustainable future
Covid19 has drastically and irrevocably changed the way that the world works. Even as South Africa moves forward into semi-normalcy,
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Implats to acquire all of the Royal Bafokeng Platinum
Implats has, on 26 November 2021, communicated to the independent board of directors of Royal Bafokeng Platinum Limited (RBPlat), Implats’
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Nornickel settles dispute with Botswana government and BCL
MOSCOW – MMC Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, announces the settlement
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Tata Steel to lift iron ore production to 45 million tpa in 5 yrs
Tata Steel will focus on augmenting iron ore production from 30 million tonnes per annum to 45 MTPA in the
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Baosteel unveils plan to build steel plate plant with Saudi Aramco
Baoshan Iron and Steel, the Chinese state-owned metals giant, known as Baosteel, has said it will build a world-class integrated
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Ports need navigate the energy transition with commodity markets
Change in the global commodity and energy markets accelerates as economies align themselves with the push for net zero. The
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Platinum supply and demand 2021 update and 2022 forecast
For 2021 total platinum supply is now forecast to rise 19% year-on-year to 8,114 koz, still below the 2019 level
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Tapping a new market in multimetal recycling in the US
With the construction of Aurubis Richmond, Aurubis is tapping a market with strong growth potential and expanding its international integrated
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Cobalt mine and refining supplies concentrated in the DRC and China
The global cobalt supply chain is set to remain highly geographically concentrated in the coming years – in the DRC
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Battery metal raw materials will struggle to meet demand
Transport produces 23% of global emissions, so it’s unsurprising that decarbonising the sector was one of the four key pillars
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How Asia can avert its growing gas supply crisis
Half-year ago, energy crises across the globe have served as a stark warning of the critical need for flexible and
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Alcoa to restart its idle aluminium smelter in Australia
PITTSBURGH – Alcoa Corporation has announced that the Portland Aluminium joint venture plans to restart 35,000 metric tons per year
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Ramaphosa backs R131bn financing offer for just energy transition
President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking during his parliamentary Q&A on Thursday made his strong stand in favour of partial privatisation of
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Aurubis to construct multimetal recycling plant
Aurubis AG and the SMS group, based in Düsseldorf, signed a contract today for the construction of a multimetal recycling
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