Chinese coal consumption to go up in 2021
China National Coal Association has reported that China’s coal consumption is expected to continue rising in 2021 despite Beijing’s pledges
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Joint development for green hydrogen production
Alboran Hydrogen and Saipem have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the joint development and the construction of five plants
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South Africa to lead platinum production recovery in 2021
At the time of writing 269 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered and the IMF forecast global economic
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Minerals Council endorses global standard on tailings management
The management of tailings storage facilities in terms of safety, the protection of society and the environment in South Africa
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Energy-efficient flash evaporation plants for NALCO’s alumina
Metso Outotec has been awarded a contract for the engineering and delivery two 170 t/h Bayer process flash evaporation plants
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Industrial gear unit reduces power consumption and cuts costs
Johannesburg, South Africa – One of many Industrial Gearbox solutions, the MC Series Helical Bevel Industrial Gear Unit, was installed
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Satellite technology to improve environmental and safety monitoring
London, United Kingdom – Nord Gold, the internationally diversified gold producer, announces that, in line with the Company’s commitment to
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Kamoa-Kakula Project: Review of activities
TORONTO, Canada ‒ The Kamoa-Kakula Project, 39.6%-owned by Ivanhoe Mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is a joint venture
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New complete walking beam furnaces ordered
Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG has ordered two new complete walking beam furnaces for steel slabs for the Bruckhausen hot rolling
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MC Mining produces 6% less coal in its half-year period
MC Mining Limited in its interim financial report for the six months ended 31 December 2020, highlights the following: 127,534
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New way to explore for rare earth metals
Geologists and materials scientists at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have discovered a new way of finding new and previously unknown
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Iron Ore & Coking Coal: Correction or collapse
Pressured by the increased crackdown on polluting steel mills in Tangshan City in Hebei Province, benchmark physical 62% Australian iron
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Eastern Platinum signs updated retreatment project agreements
Vancouver, British Columbia – Eastern Platinum has announced the Board of Directors of the Company approved and the Company executed
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Exxaro shows increase in profit between 13% and 27%
Exxaro and its directors report that headline earnings for the year ended 31 December 2020 are expected to decrease between
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Platinum demand in Q4-2020, was 18% higher than in Q4-2019
The precious metal deemand in Q4-20, was 18% (+299 koz) higher than in Q4-19. Automotive and jewellery demand reflected the
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Deteriorating Eskom extends load shedding
Eskom informs the public that the implementation of Stage 2 loadshedding will continue until 05:00 on Wednesday as the generation
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Disruptive BoxBay container high bay store system
DP World, the Dubai-based enabler of worldwide smart end-to-end supply chain logistics, has successfully completed the first 10,000 container moves
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Ivanhoe Mines issues review of mine construction progress
TORONTO, Canada ‒ Ivanhoe Mines has announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020. The highlights include:
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Platinum production falls 18% in 2020
Global refined production fell 18% (-281 koz) year-on-year to 1,299 koz in the fourth quarter, primarily due to lower supply
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Nickel demand expected to recover in 2021
In 2020, the nickel market was strongly impacted by the global slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lockdown measures implemented
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Ferrochrome production decreased 11.2% year-on-year
According to Merafe Resources, South African ferrochrome production decreased by 25% year-on-year in 2020. Production was most heavily impacted in
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AfriTin quarterly production exceeds expectations
AfriTin Mining has announced that it produced some 300 tonnes of concentrate from its Uis tin mine in Namibia in
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Rio Tinto to build new tellurium plant at Kennecott mine
SALT LAKE CITY – Rio Tinto will begin construction on a new plant that will recover tellurium, a critical mineral
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Nippon Steel to invest $1 billion in digital transformation
Nippon Steel in new medium to long term management plan has announced JPY 100 billion or more into its digital
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Tin smelter relocated, producing at 90% capacity
Tin recovered from an end-February stumble in the base metals complex. The price now sits at nearly US$ 26,000/tonne. Three
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Bauba Resources gets vital cash injection
Bauba Resources, a chrome concentrate producer, has referred to the cautionary announcement released on SENS on 1 March 2021, wherein
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Electricity remains key risk for ferrochrome smelters
Electricity supply and pricing remain key risks for our business and the broader ferro alloy sectors. The electricity tariff increased
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Chinese company to build 2 million ton steel plant in Zimbabwe
HARARE – World’s top producer of nickel and stainless steel Tsingshan Holdings Group’s local unit Afrochine will start construction on
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Rio Tinto sells its first aluminium-scandium alloy for 3D printing
MONTREAL – Rio Tinto has signed an agreement to provide a first commercial batch of high-performance aluminium-scandium alloy from its
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VAALCO acquires additional interest in Etame Field from Sasol
VAALCO Energy has announced that it has now completed the previously announced acquisition of Sasol Gabon SA’s 27.8% working interest
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