Ten key developments in the metal and oil industries in 2022
Wood Mackenzie says its 2021 predictions stood the test of time pretty well. Crude prices rose, more oil and gas companies
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Platinum loadings and platinum substitution for palladium could be higher than estimated
One of the unexplained phenomena of recent times has been China’s net platinum imports consistently exceeding the country’s identifiable demand,
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Tin the target in San Bartolomé expansion
Andean Precious Metals Corporation (APM) has confirmed the launch of an Expansion Study on its San Bartolomé mine, an important
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Lundin Mining to acquire world-class Josemaria copper-gold project
Lundin Mining has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Josemaria Resources to acquire all of its
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Rio Tinto to acquire Rincon Mining lithium project
LONDON – Rio Tinto has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Rincon lithium project in Argentina from Rincon
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Total platinum production for 2022 is forecast to increase by 1%
In 2022, total supply is forecast to increase by 1% (+121 koz) year-on-year to 8,235 koz. Mine supply is expected
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GOLD: Will the bounce be significant?
The price of gold is in a larger downtrend and correction but rebounds after a Fed meeting, leading many to
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Total platinum demand in 2021 is expected to contract by 5%
The global economy continues to recover despite COVID-19 flare-ups, with the IMF projecting a growth rate of 5.9% in 2021.
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Malaysian Smelting Corporation to lift its force majeure
Major tin smelter Malaysian Smelting Corporation (MSC) has set the date on which it will lift its force majeure.In a
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2021 Steel Statistical Yearbook published
The World Steel Association (worldsteel)’s Steel Statistical Yearbook 2021 contains comprehensive statistics from 2011 to 2020 on crude steel production by country
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BHP and Noront terminate support agreement
Melbourne, Victoria – BHP Lonsdale Investments, a wholly owned subsidiary of BHP, has announced the termination of the support agreement
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St Barbara to acquire Bardoc Gold for $111.7 million
St Barbara said today it is acquiring Bardoc Gold for A$157 million (US$111.7 million). Bardoc shareholders will receive 0.3604 new
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Li-Metal rises CAD$19 million for its lithium metal production
Canada’s Li-Metal company, developing lithium metal anodes and lithium metal production technologies, has announced that it has raised CAD$19 million
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SSR Mining commissions sulphide gold plant flotation circuit
SSR Mining has announced the commencement of commissioning and ramp-up activities at Çöpler’s sulphide gold plant flotation circuit in Turkey
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American Manganese shares its 2021 metal recycling highlights
American Manganese (AMY) has shared a year-end review of the significant company highlights that have been fundamental in strategically positioning
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EUR 150 million for Boliden’s Green Zinc technology in Norway
Metso Outotec has been awarded a contract for the delivery of key technology to the Boliden Odda zinc smelter expansion
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BHP suffers defeat, loses Noront Resources
Melbourne, Victoria – BHP Lonsdale Investments, a wholly owned subsidiary of BHP, has announced that it will not increase or
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De Beers’ tenth sales cycle of 2021 amounts to only $332 million
Anglo American plc announces the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for De Beers’ tenth sales
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First copper concentrate produced in Namibia by Trigon Metals
Trigon Metals has announced today that Friday, 17 December 2021, marked the first flotation of copper concentrate at the newly
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WORLD STEEL: November 2021 crude steel production
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 143.3 million tonnes (Mt)
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AfriTin breaks Uis production record
AfriTin Mining has been operating its Uis tin mine in Namibia since late 2019, but results from the most recent
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Rio Tinto QMM launches renewable energy project for ilmenite mine
FORT DAUPHIN, Madagascar – In accordance with the commitments made last July, Rio Tinto QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) and its
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Anglo American Platinum sells its interest in Bokoni Mine
Anglo American Platinum announces that Bokoni Platinum Holdings has entered into a Sales and Purchase Agreement to dispose of its
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World’s largest horizontal continuous casters for brass billets
HME (Hailiang Metal Europe) has placed an order with SMS for a four-strand, fully continuous horizontal caster for brass billets.
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Anglo American Platinum releases its outlooks for 2022 and 2023 – 2024
Anglo American Platinum says that due to the strong refined production performance in 2021, resulting in the majority of the
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Sustainable solvent extraction technology for battery recycling process
Metso Outotec has signed an agreement with Li-Cycle North America Hub Inc. for the supply of manganese, cobalt, and nickel
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Jubilee Metals update on strategic global development opportunities
Jubilee recently announced a year of significant growth with audited annual results to 31 June 2021 showing revenues increasing by
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High economic growth is a matter of choice not chance or destiny
Free economies do not come about by chance. They are the result of the conscious creation of a business environment
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Pan African to acquire Blyvoor Gold surface tailings resources
Pan African has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Blyvoor Gold Operations from
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Metinvest and SMS sign MOU to face carbon challenge together
With a shared ambition to reduce carbon emissions from iron and steelmaking, Metinvest, the international vertically integrated group of steel
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