Equinor to work with US Steel to decarbonise steel
A non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Equinor US Holdings Inc, an affiliate of Equinor ASA, was signed by United
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Mubadala buys substantial stake in En+ aluminium company
Mubadala Investment Company, an Abu Dhabi sovereign investor, has acquired a 2.6% stake in En+, a low-carbon aluminium and hydropower
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Chrometco places its operations in care and maintenance
Johannesburg – Chrometco has been under severe financial pressure due to the prevailing chrome commodity market price, the Covid-19 pandemic
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Yunnan Tin smelter shuts down Ausmelt furnace to replace refractory lining
Yunnan Tin has two smelters in China, one in Yunnan province, and the other in Hunan. Together, the two smelters
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Steel rising costs will hit solar construction
Prices for polysilicon and steel are rising sharply, putting upward pressure on solar costs. Utility-scale projects will be the most
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Glencore appoints new chairman
BAAR, Switzerland – The board of Glencore has announced that Tony Hayward will retire as Chairman and Kalidas Madhavpeddi will
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Hydro Husnes returns back to full capacity after its closure in 2009
Hydro’s CEO Hilde Merete Aasheim, the mayor of Kvinnherad Municipality and representatives from Industri Energi and Norsk Industri were present
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Cost of gold mining increases by 5%
Globally, costs in the gold mining industry increased for the second consecutive quarter in Q1’21, with the average all-in sustaining
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Construction starts on commercial-scale inert anode cells
MONTREAL, Canada – Eliminating all direct greenhouse gases from aluminium smelting has taken a major step forward today with the start
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Mining code for manganese nodules in the deep sea
John Mero, a mining engineer from the University of California, Berkeley, became one of the first proponents of deep-sea mining
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MMK picks Paul Wurth for erection of new blast furnace
Paul Wurth has signed a contract with PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) for a new major investment project
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Orbital Sidekick Aurora satellite to help mining sector
Orbital Sidekick announced that with the upcoming launch of its newest and most powerful hyperspectral imaging satellite Aurora will help
Read moreAfrica to become the home of green metals
The potentially truly transformational 40 GW Grand Inga and 4.5-12 GW Inga III projects in the DRC come to fruition,
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Myanmar tin production halves amid labour shortage
Imports of tin ores and concentrates from Myanmar into China dropped significantly in May as the major tin mining area
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Tata Steel Mining completes lease execution for two chromite mines
Tata Steel Mining Limited (TSML), formerly known as TS Alloys Ltd., has successfully completed the mining lease execution for two
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Higher-density Li-ion batteries and fast-charging for Volvo EVs
At the recently held Tech Moment event, Volvo Cars laid out its future technology roadmap as it transitions towards becoming
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Rio Tinto declares force majeure at Richards Bay Minerals
LONDON – Rio Tinto has declared force majeure on customer contracts at Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) in South Africa due
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Rwanda to resume search for gas and oil in its volcanic lake
Rwanda will resume works to explore the prospects of oil in Lake Kivu soon after the project’s Rwf1.038 billion budget
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Impala Platinum Holdings moves its branch register from the UK to SA
Impala Platinum shareholders have been notified that all shareholders reflected on the UK branch register as at 29 July 2021,
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Global energy efficiency for critical industries
Johannesburg, South Africa – MOVIGEAR is a decentralised drive technology system from SEW-EURODRIVE that offers key industries the ability to
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EnviroLeach recovers over four fifths of tin contained in circuit boards
Canadian e-waste recycler EnviroLeach have released new results showing that their environmentally friendly, cost-efficient process consistently recovers over four fifths
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ArcelorMittal SA to deliver strong set of results
Vanderbijlpark – ArcelorMittal South Africa is expected to deliver a strong set of results for the six months ending 30
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AMY produces cathode precursor from recycled cathode waste
American Manganese Inc. (AMY), a pioneer in advanced lithium-ion battery cathode recycling, and its independent R&D contractor Kemetco Research Inc. are
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Thorium Energy to decarbonize steelmaking with thermal storage technology
The Thorium Energy Alliance will present an outline describing the near-term pathway to 100% decarbonize the steel making process with
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Zuma goes to jail: Hope returns to South Africa
South Africa breathes a sigh of relief as Former President Jacob Zuma has 5 days to hand himself over to
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Trident Steel becomes steel services centre
Trident Steel, recorded increased profitability at 31 December 2020 following a strategic shift to focus the business unit as a
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Tsodilo Resources to produce DRI using Botswana coal for steel generation
TORONTO, ONTARIO – Tsodilo Resources has provided an update on its wholly owned Xaudum Iron Project. The Company has entered into
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DFFE refuses Karpowership environmental impact assessments applications
The DFFE (Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment) has announced that the Turkish-led Karpowership SA consortium was denied the
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Tata Steel to separate its European and UK businesses
Tata Steel is proceeding with the separation of its mainland European and UK businesses after meeting with its European Works
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Exxaro anticipates SA demand for coal to remain relatively stable
For 2H21, the progress of vaccination campaigns will be pivotal to global economic activity and recovery, says Exxaro. Consumer spending
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