Automotive hydrogen to create demand for 5m ounces of PGMs
Johannesburg – The development of a green hydrogen economy in South Africa took an important step forward with the collaboration
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Bauba’s Kookfontein constructs processing plant for high-grade chrome concentrate
Relatively recently developed source of South African chromite is Pelagic Resources Group. Established in 2016, Pelagic Resources specialises in global
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Steel demand in developed economies to contract by 1.8% in 2023
Steel demand in developed economies is expected to contract by 1.8% in 2023 after falling by 6.4% in 2022, with
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AFRIMAT: Iron ore mines recorded an overall increase of 29,7%
The Bulk Commodities segment, consisting of the iron ore mines and an anthracite mine, contributed 72,3% to the Group’s operating
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Glencore production guidance unchanged, except for nickel and ferrochrome
Glencore Chief Executive Officer, Gary Nagle says he is pleased to report a solid production performance from our underlying base
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South Crofty mine dewatering imminent as water treatment plant opens
Cornish Metals has announced the commissioning of the South Crofty mine water treatment plant (MWTP) is complete, and the company
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Rio Tinto and Prysmian partner on energy transition
CHICAGO – Rio Tinto and cable solution provider Prysmian are partnering to build a more sustainable North American supply chain
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Andrada commences exploration at Brandberg West
Andrada Mining Limited has announced the commencement of an initial exploration programme at their Brandberg West licence EPL5445, Namibia. Located
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CHINA: All steel-using sectors show signs of weakening
The depression in the property market that continued into 2023 is weighing on the economy, leading to an unexpected slowing
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Samarco breaks monthly world record in iron ore pellet production
Samarco Mineração S.A. has set a monthly production record during August 2023 of 824,829 tonnes of high-grade pellets in a
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Insimbi claims solid results for the six months to August 2023
Operating conditions in the first half of Insimbi new financial year remained challenging, although price fluctuations in its key commodities
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BHP announces divestment of the Blackwater and Daunia coal
BHP and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (MDP) have signed Asset Sale Agreements to divest the Blackwater and Daunia mines, which
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Primetals to execute decarbonization study for China Steel Corp
In August 2023, Primetals Technologies received an order from CSC for a decarbonization study, with a focus on reducing carbon
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DRDGOLD: Production increases despite yield being lower
Gold production and gold sold increased from the previous quarter to 1,284kg and 1,267kg, respectively, primarily due to a 13%
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worldsteel Short Range Outlook for 2023 and 2024
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has released an update of the Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2023 and 2024. worldsteel
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Indonesia classifies tin as a critical mineral for strategic development
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has officially designated 47 minerals, with a special focus on tin and
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Anglo American Production Report for the third quarter ended 30 September 2023
“Production in the third quarter overall was consistent with the same period in 2022. A 42% increase in copper production
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Direct lithium extraction technology to come online in 2025
Chris Doornbos, founder and CEO of E3 Lithium, says the first projects ex-China to use Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology
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CO2 emissions down in SiC production by converting it to electric operation
At the RATH plant in Krummnussbaum, two new vacuum nitriding furnaces, used exclusively for the production of silicon carbide plates
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CMC Poland to revamp the rolling mill in Zawiercie.
The mill produces 500,000 tpy of bars and wirerod for construction, agricultural, energy, machinery, and consumer goods applications. The purpose
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Sibanye-Stillwater to restructure four shafts at its SA PGM operations
Johannesburg: Sibanye-Stillwater will enter into consultations in terms of Section 189A of the Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995 (S189)
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Cornish Metals updates MRE as Water Treatment Plant is commissioned
Cornish Metals has recently declared an augmented indicated and inferred mineral resource at South Crofty, along with the onset of
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worldsteel: September 2023 crude steel production
World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 149.3 million tonnes (Mt)
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Largo Vanadium reports lower production in Q3, restates 2023 guidance
Vanadium producer Largo has reported Q3 2023 production of 2,163 tonnes of V2O5 (4.8 million lbs), which is a decline
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Savannah nickel operations reached highest level since restart
Panoramic Resources has announced strong improvements across all metrics in the September 2023 quarter following repair of the filter head
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Towards carbon neutrality in mining
In 1987, the United Nations Brundtland Commission defined sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability
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BHP’s copper production up 11% in Q3, iron ore down 3%
Global giant BHP has announced that in the September 2023 quarter, its total copper production increased by 11% year-over-year to
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Significant energy savings for Chanute Cement plant
The newest version of FLSmidth’s high level, model-predictive control system – ECS/ProcessExpert® (PXP) was implemented on the Ash Grove Cement
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Almina to use Metso technology for copper and zinc concentrator
Almina Minas do Alentejo S.A. is proceeding with the preparations to upgrade the copper and zinc concentrator at their Almina
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Alphamin announces Q3 results and update on Mpama South
Alphamin Resources Corp. has announced mine production of 3,104 tonnes of tin for the third quarter, representing a marginal 1%
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