Installing monolithic refractories in rotary kilns
Yearly global refractory consumption in the production of cement is estimated to be more than 5 million metric tons, or
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Finch: SA economy not likely to recover over medium term
Fitch Solutions does not forecast South Africa’s economy to fully recover from the Covid-19 pandemic over our medium-term forecast period
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Exxaro expects an increase of 27% in export volumes
COVID-19 (the pandemic) and associated control measures resulted in a record decline in real GDP for the second quarter of
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AMY achieves 99.7% extraction of lithium-ion battery material
SURREY, B.C., CANADA – American Manganese Inc. (AMY) has reported that the RecycLiCo pilot plant leach stages achieved 99.7% extraction
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Platinum for a fifth generation
JOHANNESBURG – The arrival of 5G – the fifth generation of cellular networks – is bringing new capabilities that will
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GEM Co. and Glencore extend their long-term cobalt partnership
Glencore and China’s GEM Co. have announced that they have extended their partnership for the supply of cobalt hydroxide by
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Copper rebounds rapidly to above pre-COVID-19 levels
The unexpectedly rapid rebound in LME copper prices to above pre-COVID-19 levels is aided by its large exposure to the dynamic
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Russia’s gold industry set for modest production growth
Russia’s gold industry will see modest production growth, supported by a solid project pipeline and improving gold prices. While the
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Glencore completes acquisition of Orsted’s lng business
Following the announcement issued on December 18 2019, Glencore’s Oil division has on December 01 2020 completed the acquisition of
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Global titanium industry is on long-term growth trend
According to Roskill, the global titanium metal industry is on a long-term growth trend, and the 2014-2019 period saw rising
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Hydrogen to replace coke
BloombergNEF, a primary research service that covers clean energy, advanced transport, digital industry, innovative materials and commodities, reported that the
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Production restarts at the Hydro Aluminium Husnes B line
On Tuesday this week, production resumed at the Hydro Husnes B line – more than 10 years after the production
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Managing dust by the steel industry
Regulatory authorities often believe that imposing a specific abatement technology to manage air quality is the solution to cut emissions.
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Five things the world will need for a low-carbon future
Take clean energy technologies like wind, solar and batteries: each of these needs large amounts of minerals and metals to
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Ghana grows gold production
According to Fitch Solutions, a strong project pipeline will maintain production growth in Ghana. Apart from AngloGold Ashanti several other
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Hoa Phat successfully commissions two converter meltshops
At Hoa Phat Group, Vietnam, a consortium consisting of WISDRI Engineering & Research Incorporation Ltd. and SMS has completed the
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Oil refinery closures could see platinum returned to the market
As the number of coronavirus cases surges across Europe and the US, demand for refined petroleum products is taking another
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New aluminium alloys for die casters
Rio Tinto has presented a new family of unique aluminium alloys designed to entitle North American die-casters to enlarge their
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Barrick Gold listed again in Dow Jones Sustainability Index
TORONTO – Barrick Gold Corporation has retained its listing in the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index’s (DJSI) World Index, ranking
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Roxgold gold production at the upper end of annual guidance
VANCOUVER, BC – Roxgold has announced that its mining activities in the third quarter totalled 109,737 tonnes of ore mined
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Refractory transport system increases efficiency and safety
The Port-A-Trac refractory pallet transport system is designed for increased efficiency and safety during refractory installation applications. It offers customizable
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High purity nickel-cobalt hydroxide recovery
American Manganese Inc. has reported on the successful recovery of high purity (99.98%) nickel-cobalt hydroxide from the NCA cathode scrap
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Reducing NOx at high-efficiency burners
Conventionally, there has been a trade-off between combustion efficiency and NOx emissions. In order to achieve high efficiency, it is
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Can aluminium production really be emissions-free?
Rio Tinto and Alcoa Corporation have joined forces on the most significant innovation in the aluminium industry in more than
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New aluminium alloy is stronger and more sustainable
The brief handed to the Rio Tinto’s Arvida Research and Development Centre, five years ago, was a tough one: invent
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October 2020 global crude steel production
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 161.9 million tonnes (Mt)
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Primobius and InoBat to operate lithium-ion battery recycling facility
BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA – Lithium battery recycling process designed to generate low CO2 emissions and to deliver high purity chemicals back
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Temperature and sample-taking manipulator systems at steel plant
LONDON – Primetals Technologies has installed two semi-automatic horizontal temperature and sample-taking manipulator systems at the two BOF converters at
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Equinox begins production at Castle Mountain Gold Mine
VANCOUVER, BC – Equinox Gold Corp. has announced that commercial production has been achieved at its Castle Mountain Gold Mine
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LKAB to produce carbon-free sponge iron for steelmaking
STOCKHOLM – World-leading mining and minerals group LKAB has presented the company’s new strategy for the future. “This is the
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