Hummingbird initiates commissioning of its Kouroussa gold mine
Hummingbird Resources announced today that the Kouroussa gold mine processing plant has reached the practical completion stage, and has entered
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The European Commission clears Hydro acquisition of Alumetal
The European Commission (EC) today announced that it has granted unconditional merger clearance for Hydro’s proposed acquisition of the Polish
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Tin jumps to $27,660/t in April amid tin mining suspension in Myanmar
LME tin price jumped from a low of $23,940 to a peak of $27,660 in mid-April on news of a
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Ivanhoe reports Q1 2023 $82m profit, copper production hit record in March
Ivanhoe Mines has reported that Kamoa-Kakula produced 93,603 tonnes of copper in Q1 2023, including a record 34,915 tonnes of
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Albemarle lithium producer reports net income of $1.2B in Q1, up 389%
Lithium producer Albemarle has announced net sales of $2.6 billion in Q1 2023, up 129% compared to $1.1 billion in
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The 2023 Britannia platinum coins carry the portrait of King Charles III
With the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III taking place on Saturday, May 6, The Royal Mint has just
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Implats 9-month production negatively impacted by loadshedding
Impala Platinum Group production in the nine month period was negatively impacted by the challenging operational environment, with a notable
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Hammerer Aluminium to expand capacity with a 40 MN extrusion line
Ranshofen – Aluminium expert Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI) is focusing on investments and capacity expansions at all HAI Group sites.
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Long duration energy storage technologies
Long duration energy storage (LDES) technologies are promising but must be improved to aid the deep decarbonisation of electric power
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Gold Fields partners with Osisko to develop Windfall gold project in Canada
Johannesburg – Gold Fields Limited has announced a partnership with Osisko Mining to develop and mine the world class underground
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Implats reports on production for the Quarter ended 31 March 2023
Gross Group 6E production declined by 5% to 735 000 ounces. Tonnes milled at managed operations improved by 5% to
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Hydro and Glencore to partners in developing Alunorte
Hydro has signed an agreement with Glencore, who will acquire 30 percent of the Brazilian alumina refinery Hydro Alunorte and
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BHP announces completion of the OZ Minerals acquisition
BHP announces the completion of the OZ Minerals acquisition and implementation of the scheme of arrangement for BHP Lonsdale Investments
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Newcrest extracts 510 koz of gold in last quarter, on track to achieve guidance
Newcrest, one of the world’s largest gold mining companies, yesterday reported gold production of 510 koz and copper production of
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Will India replace China as main producer of alumina?
It is evident that the refractory market in Asia will continue its steady growth mainly due to continuous need for
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Merafe reports 3 % increase in quarterly ferrochrome production
Sandton – Merafe Resources’ attributable ferrochrome production from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture for the quarter ended 31 March 2023
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Atlas Holdings announces sale of Aludium to Jupiter Aluminum
GREENWICH, Conn., -Atlas Holdings (“Atlas”) and Jupiter Aluminum Corporation (“JAC”) jointly announced today the signing of a definitive agreement for
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Rio Tinto acquires high-grade scandium project in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia – Rio Tinto has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Platina Scandium Project, a high-grade scandium
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Almatis opened integrated tabular alumina facility in Falta, India
Almatis,the market leader in speciality alumina products and solutions for the high performance refractory, ceramic, polishing and speciality markets,celebrated the
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Hydro Sunndal reacts on its Environmental Development Agenda
Besides their focus on safety and health, Hydro’s main focus is to take the leading position on sustainability in the
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An idiot’s guide to wrecking the SA economy
by Temba A Nolutshungu, director of the Free Market Foundation It is common cause that the economy is in dire
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GLENCORE: Q1 production of copper, zinc, nickel, silver, coal is down
Glencore announced yesterday that in Q1 2023, its own sourced copper production was 244,100 tonnes, 5% lower than Q1 2022,
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MC Mining updates on its Makhado hard coking coal project
MC Mining has provided an update on its fully licensed, shovel ready Makhado hard coking coal project (Makhado Project or
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Porsche and Hydro to decarbonize the supply chain of sports cars
Porsche AG and Norsk Hydro ASA will work together to further reduce the carbon footprint of Porsche’s car models by
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Nationalization plan hammers lithium miners
Chile, with twice the known lithium reserves of any other country, will nationalize its lithium industry. Lithium is increasingly following
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Anglo American production increases by 9% in the first quarter 2023
Anglo American production in the first quarter increased by 9% compared to the same period in 2022, driven by the
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Jubilee Metals: Chrome remains robust with strong demand from China
Jubilee’s Inyoni Facility continued to deliver a strong performance in line with expectations. The Inyoni operations achieved 9 019 PGM
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Short range outlook for Chinese steel industry
Chinese steel demand contracted in both 2021 and 2022 as the Chinese economy decelerated sharply due to unexpected lockdowns that
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High-speed forging presses to Saudi Arabia’s biggest casting plant
Doosan Enerbility, Gyeongnam, Korea, has placed an order with SMS group for two high-speed open-die forging presses for the biggest
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SOUTH32: Mozal Aluminium production increases by 30%
Worsley Alumina saleable production decreased by 5% (or 134kt) to 2,827kt in the nine months ended March 2023 with planned
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