REFRACTORIES: Fused alumina and bauxite prices rise in June and July
Roskill says prices for Chinese refractory bauxite increased by 1.5% between May and July to reach US$425-455/t (FOB Xingang, 85-88%
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Exxaro reports healthy improvements mainly due to Sishen
Exxaro Resources headline earnings for the six-month period ended 30 June 2021 is expected to increase between 99% and 111%
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ANGLO AMERICAN: strong demand and prices recouped lost ground
Anglo American in its Summarised Interim Financial Results for the six months ended 30 June 2021 says strong market demand
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Merafe reports 66% increase in ferrochrome production to 199kt
Merafe achieved solid operational and financial results for the first half of 2021. Merafe recorded a profit after tax of
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Jubilee undertakes expansions at its PGM, chrome and copper units
Jubilee’s operational growth continuous to exceed expectations despite the challenges of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic and the significant expansion programme
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Alloy consumption in steel may breach the US$100Bn mark soon
Crude and non-stainless alloy steels account for the majority of steel alloy demand, underpinned by the consumption of bulk alloys
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Explosion at Eskom’s new power station
JOHANNESBURG – Eskom has informed the public that Unit 4, which was on a short-term outage (since 06 August 2021) of
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Production and sales data in the manufacturing sector is encouraging
JOHANNESBURG – The improvement in Metals and Engineering (M&E) production and sales is encouraging as it indicates the economy is
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Kamoa-Kakula copper production exceeded 500 tonnes per day
KOLWEZI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Ivanhoe Mines has announced that Kamoa-Kakula’s Phase 1, 3.8 million-tonne-per-annum (Mtpa) concentrator plant was
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Jubilee updates on its chrome operations in South Africa
LONDON – As previously announced, in November 2020 Jubilee commenced the construction of an additional 80 000 tonnes per month
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AngloGold Ashanti cuts debt by 41%, advances reinvestment projects
JOHANNESBURG – AngloGold Ashanti delivered first-half headline earnings of $363m amid a challenging first half of the year, with performance
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Barrick Gold focuses on key growth projects
TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corporation has completed or progressed major capital projects in the second quarter of the year while
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Jubilee considers building PGM processing plant in the Eastern Limb
LONDON – Jubilee Metals’ PGM operations consist of the Inyoni and Windsor JV PGM operations. The construction of the expanded
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AngloGold Ashanti produces 613k oz in Q2 2021
AngloGold Ashanti has declared that production for the second quarter of 2021 was 613,000oz of gold at a total cash
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Tin producer Alphamin brings up-to-date its growth initiatives
Fine Tin Recovery Plant (FTP) – The FTP is fully commissioned and has produced at steady state from 26 June
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JSL converter meltshop to be extended with new production line
Primetals Technologies has received an order from Indian steelmaker Jindal Stainless Ltd. (JSL) to extend the company´s meltshop in Jajpur,
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Bauba Resources appoints new directors to the board
JOHANNESBURG – The board of directors of Bauba has appointed Mr Adriaan Martinus Slabber (“Tinus”) as a non-executive director, and
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Sibanye-Stillwater ups production at SA PGM and SA gold operations
Johannesburg – Sibanye-Stillwater in its trading statement and operating update for the six months ended 30 June 2021 (H1 2021
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Jubilee Metals updates on its Zambian copper and cobalt operations
The role-out of Jubilee Metals’ copper and cobalt strategy offers the potential of significant continued earnings growth in addition to
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Could hydrogen help reduce emissions in the aluminium industry?
Aluminium is found in everything from cars to phones. But one of the challenges of producing this essential material responsibly
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TIN: Metals X eyes Rentails decision in 2023
Metals X has announced that it will update the Rentails Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS), beginning the work in 2022.Rentails is
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Higher commodity prices drive Glencore profits to $8.7 billion
Industrial Adjusted EBITDA of $6.6 billion (H1 2020: $2.6 billion) reflects a significantly improved Adjusted EBITDA mining margin of 38%
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Bushveld Minerals: Vanadium demand remains strong
Bushveld Minerals Q2 vanadium production rose quarter on quarter to 886t V compared to 688t V in Q1, underpinned by
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Pueblo Viejo expansion project advances with environmental studies
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — Barrick Pueblo Viejo and its key stakeholders have agreed on independent government-led oversight of the
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Shenzi North project approved, Trion project moves into FEED phase
The BHP Board has today approved US$544 million in capital expenditure to execute the Shenzi North oil project in the
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Uptick in capacity utilisation in the manufacturing sector
JOHANNESBURG – The improvement in manufacturing sector capacity utilisation even as South African remains under lockdown is encouraging, the Steel and
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Royal Bafokeng Platinum increases concentrate production by 24.3%
Royal Bafokeng Platinum, in its Condensed Consolidated Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2021, says that during
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BHP to expand nickel production amid high metal demand
BHP plans to expand nickel production at its Mount Keith mine in Western Australia by 40 per cent, with a
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Vision Blue to invest in vanadium mining and processing company
Vision Blue Resources has announced that it led an investment of up to US$12.6m in FAR, a vanadium mining and
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Endeavour well positioned to achieve full year production guidance
Gold production increased 18% in Q2-2021 over Q1-2021 to 409koz, while AISC decreased by $15/oz to $853/oz, due to the
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