Barrick Gold Loulo-Gounkoto’s third underground mine to start production
BAMAKO, Mali — Barrick Gold Corporation’s giant Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex’s third underground mine has reached its first mining level and
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Greenpeace Finds Significant Disturbances from Deep Sea Mining
Greenpeace has documented signs of significant disturbance from deep sea mining tests in the Pacific Ocean. New images reveal a
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Labour Party says big blow to British steelmaking industry
British media reported that in a further blow to the UK’s battered industry, imported steel is being used for GBP
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South32 coal production drops in South Africa
South32, which is in the process of exiting its SA coal assets, said last week that its domestic coal volumes
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NICKEL: Botswana, Cote D’Ivoire and SA present lowest regulatory risks
Although Africa boasts a nickel sulphide rich resource base,high exposure to resource nationalism risks will pose challenges to project investment. Tanzania,
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BHP drives major green development projects
At the end of March 2021, BHP had four major projects under development in petroleum, iron ore and potash, with
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Anglo American’s metallurgical coal production down by 14%
Export metallurgical coal production decreased by 14% to 3.3 million tonnes, due to the continued suspension of operations at Grosvenor
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Indian steelworks divert its oxygen for Covid-19 treatment
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered shutdown of operations of iron and steel industries in Punjab to divert
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Anglo American Platinum PGM production increases by 7% in Q1
Total PGM production increased by 7% to 1,021,200 ounces (against prior period Q1 2020), with platinum production 6% higher at
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ELYSIS selects Alma smelter for 450 kA inert anode prototype cells
MONTREAL – ELYSIS has announced it has selected the Alma smelter, operated by Rio Tinto in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, for the
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Danieli Corus to modernize blast furnace at Severstal
Danieli Corus has signed a contract with Severstal to modernize Blast Furnace No 5 in Cherepovets in Russia on a
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Biden pledges for US greenhouse gas emissions cut
US President Joe Biden opened a global summit on climate change by announcing that the United States will aim to
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Tanzania leads Africa in nickel projects
With battery-grade nickel to remain in a deficit, its wealth of nickel deposits will position Africa to benefit from an uptrend in
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Anglo American increases copper production by 9%
Copper production increased by 9% to 160,300 tonnes, due to strong operational performance at both Los Bronces and Collahuasi. Production
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MC MINING: Production volumes returned to normal
During the past quarter, the IDC formally extended the repayment date of the R160 million ($11.1 million) loan to 31
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BHP brings on new supply in copper, petroleum and iron ore
BHP’s strong safety and operational performance continued during the quarter, with record year-to-date production at Western Australia Iron Ore, the
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Installing, testing and maintaining solar systems
COMTEST, Fluke’s local channel partner, has their new IRR1-SOL Irradiance Meter, designed from the ground up to simplify the installation,
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World steel production shoots up by 15.2% in March 2021
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 169.2 million tonnes in March
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Aceros Arequipa orders vacuum tank degasser
Corporación Aceros Arequipa, based in Lima, Peru, has awarded SMS a systems supply contract encompassing the delivery of a new
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AFRICA: Nickel role in the battery revolution
Fitch Solutions maintains its view that nickel will be the key beneficiary of EV adoption among the backdrop of other
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Tin boosts silicon performance in lithium-ion batteries
Tin nanoparticles are key to stabilising silicon-graphite anodes in lithium-ion batteries, according to the latest published research. This work adds
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AngloGold Ashanti welcomes Regis Resources as partner at Tropicana Gold Mine
AngloGold Ashanti has, after careful consideration, decided to waive its pre-emptive right over the 30% stake in the Tropicana Gold
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MSC furnaces fail amidst smelter move
Malaysia Smelting Corporation, the world’s third-largest refined tin producer, is having issues at its Butterworth smelter.The Butterworth smelter has five
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Demand for rough diamonds in Q1 recovered to pre-Covid-19 levels
De Beers in its Q1 2021 reports says; Rough diamond production decreased by 7% to 7.2 million carats, driven by
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Kumba iron ore production up 10% for the first quarter 2021
Kumba’s mining activities were primarily hampered by weather-related safety stoppages and equipment reliability challenges, resulting in total waste stripping decreasing
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Gerdau launches Gerdau Graphene
Brazil’s largest steel producer Gerdau has launched a new company called Gerdau Graphene, which will develop and market products based
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Anglo American gears for the future
Anglo American’s portfolio is increasingly tilted towards future-enabling metals and minerals, with its recently proposed demerger of thermal coal operations
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AMPLATS: Refined PGMs up by 59% as ACP is back at normal operating capacity
Anglo American Platinum in its latest quarterly report states that total PGMs production increased by 7%, largely due to a
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Hydro has set out a clear strategic direction toward 2025 and aims to strengthen its position in low-carbon aluminium, while
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Robust camera solution for smelting furnaces
Metso Outotec is launching a robust Furnace Camera to reduce or even eliminate the need to power off or cut
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