Canada Nickel to use Glencore’s Kidd Concentrator
TORONTO – Canada Nickel Company Inc. has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Glencore Canada Corporation to examine
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Codelco to fund Rajo Inca project
Codelco, a Chilean copper giant, has approved US$1.38 billion construction costs for its Rajo Inca structural project. According to Roskill,
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ANDRITZ Maerz sells its global copper furnace business
Düsseldorf, Germany – ANDRITZ Maerz, based in Germany, and SMS group have entered into an agreement to transfer the global
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Duferco commissions mill powered by renewable energies
Duferco Steel, located in Brescia, Italy, has commissioned a new medium section rolling mill. This flagship project will focus on
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Eskom proves once again it’s unable to provide stable electricity
“We are currently LOAD SHEDDING in STAGE 2 due to high demand or urgent maintenance being performed at certain power
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Borneo Alumina begins construction of Alumina Refinery
PT Borneo Alumina Indonesia (PT BAI), a subsidiary of State Owned Enterprise (SoE) PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium – also known
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Jubilee Metals: Further Record Growth Achieved
Jubilee’s operational growth during H2 2020 exceeded expectations despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. During H2 2020, the Company
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Barrick Gold meets its 2020 guidance targets
TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corporation has announced preliminary full year and fourth quarter 2020 results which indicate that it has
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Russian steelmaker to further reduce its climate imprint
Natural gas producer NOVATEK and Russian steel giant LMK Group have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of
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Steelmaker uses blue hydrogen for climate-neutral production
GERMANY – Steel producer thyssenkrupp Steel Europe, Norwegian based broad energy company Equinor and gas transmission system operator OGE and
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AngloGold Ashanti sells its stake in Mali gold mine
AngloGold Ashanti Limited has reported that together with its joint venture partner IAMGOLD Corporation, have completed the sale of their
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Merafe Resources’ ferrochrome production decreases by 8%
SANDTON – In its production report for the quarter and year ended 31 December 2020, Merafe Resources says its attributable
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China automobile industry suffers from C-19 impact
The China Passenger Car Association has reported that passenger vehicle sales, referring to cars, MPVs, SUVs and minibus, in China
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Rhodium price hits record high just above $20 000/oz
The “most precious metal” rhodium has seen something of a rollercoaster this year, rising from $6050 an ounce at the start
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Tharisa shows solid performance amid strong PGM market
CYPRUS – Tharisa, the leading integrated platinum and chrome producer with operations in South Africa, has announced another strong quarter
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US steel Industry and unions urge Biden to keep Trump’s steel tariffs
WASHINGTON, DC– Four of the main US steel industry associations and the United Steelworkers union have urged President-elect Joe Biden
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First Cobalt signs arrangements for refinery feedstock
TORONTO, ON – First Cobalt Corp. has announced long-term cobalt hydroxide feed arrangements with Glencore AG and IXM SA, a
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Rock Tech raises money to build lithium refinery
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA – Rock Tech Lithium Inc. has announced the closing of its non-brokered private placement of 2,580,645 units
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AMSA’s Vanderbijlpark Works restarts second blast furnace
ArcelorMittal South Africa’s Vanderbijlpark works has returned to full production, weeks ahead of a planned restart due to an upsurge
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Turkey to impose import duties on EU and Korean steel
Turkish Minister of Commerce, after examining the complaint of Turkish steelmakers, has began an anti dumping probe on imports of
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Alphamin exceeds guidance and achieves record production
MAURITIUS – Alphamin Resources, a producer of 4% of the world’s mined tin from its high grade operation in the
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Turkey’s Erdemir takes over Kümaş Magnesite
Erdemir, an OYAK Mining Metallurgy company, announced that a US$ 340 million agreement was signed with Yıldız Holding and Gözde
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AVZ Signs First Lithium Offtake Agreement with GFL International
AVZ Minerals Limited has secured a strategic, long-term offtake partner with GFL International Co., a subsidiary of China’s largest lithium
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China Baowu Steel ranks world’s No 1 steelmaker
China’s top steel maker China Baowu Steel Group, after a series of mergers and acquisitions since 2016, celebrated its 2020
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Yahua to supply Tesla with battery-grade lithium hydroxide
The Chinese Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group has signed a contract with Tesla to supply battery-grade lithium hydroxide for the next
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Largest steelmaker to use natural gas at its blast furnace
The natural gas supplier VNG Handel & Vertrieb and ArcelorMittal will cooperate to make the production of steel products at
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Nornickel shuts down its outdated smelter
MOSCOW – Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, is shutting down
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Turkey-made steel not welcomed in Europe
The EU Commission has introduced anti-dumping duties on imports of some Turkish iron and steel products. The provisional duties, ranging
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SA Government fails country’s economy and its citizens dismally
Government’s first duty is to protect the rights of citizens. Instead, ours has prioritised yet another bailout of R10.5 billion
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Gold and climate change: The energy transition
The ‘Gold and Climate Change: The Energy Transition’ report looks at gold mining’s energy transition and climate impacts over the
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