Platinum surplus forecast for 2022 revised downwards to 804 koz
The thirty-third Platinum Quarterly data set examines activity in the third quarter of 2022. It also includes an updated forecast for 2022 and a first forecast
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SMS group and Tata Steel to decarbonize integrated steel plants
Tata Steel, one of the world’s leading steel producers, has signed a memorandum of understanding with SMS group to reduce
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Iron and steelmaking require US$1.4 trillion for decarbonisation
Steel is essential to everything from the buildings we live in to the ways we get around. Wood Mackenzie estimates
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Kenmare cuts 2022 production guidance for ilmenite and rutile in Mozambique
Kenmare Resources, a leading global producer of titanium minerals and zircon, has announced that its heavy mineral concentrate (HMC) production
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Solar power emerging as a major tin use
The International Tin Association estimates the solar industry will use over 22,000 tonnes of tin in 2022, passing the 20,000
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The scale of the challenge for successful decarbonisation of steel
Wood Mackenzie’s base-case energy transition outlook foresees an average global warming outcome of between 2.2 °C and 2.4 °C by
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Glencore to co-acquire Cobar copper mine for US$1.1 billion
Glencore and Metals Acquisition Corp (MAC) have entered into a binding amendment agreement, amending terms announced on 17 March 2022, for the sale
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Endeavour makes major gold greenfield discovery in Côte d’Ivoire
ABIDJAN – Endeavour Mining plc has announced that a major discovery has been made at its 100%-owned Tanda-Iguela greenfield exploration property in Côte d’Ivoire. The Tanda-Iguela property has the
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Dynacor increases processing capacity at its Veta Dorada mine
Dynacor Group, an international gold ore industrial company servicing artisanal and small-scale miners (ASMs), has announced the completion of its
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Only 13 top steelmakers have set date for achieving net zero
A quick glance at iron and steel producers’ climate change reports reveals that only the largest have publicly set out
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Anglo American, Aurubis collaborate on sustainable copper value chain
Anglo American has signed a memorandum of understanding with Aurubis – a global provider of non-ferrous metals and one of
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Organic growth powers robust production profile for Barrick
NEW YORK – Barrick’s industry-leading portfolio of gold and copper assets is projected to show strong growth over the next five and
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October 2022 crude steel production unchanged at 147.3 Mt
BRUSSELS, Belgium – World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 147.3
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PPC cement sales price increases limited to 5%
The PPC group continues to deliver sound cash generation and deleverage the balance sheet despite difficult trading conditions in its
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Harmony Gold reports lower production in Q3 – FY23 guidance unchanged
Harmony Gold has announced that for the three months ended 30 September 2022 (Q1FY23), its total gold production was down
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EGA reaches 40 million tonnes of aluminium milestone
United Arab Emirates – Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas,
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Vale Canada to supply GM with battery grade nickel sulfate
A subsidiary of Brazilian mining group Vale S.A., Vale Canada, has announced it signed a term sheet with General Motors
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Platinum-based applications for aviation industry transitions to net zero
Seventy years ago, aviation history was made when the world’s first passenger jet liner completed its maiden flight from London
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Southern Palladium – Assays from Bengwenyama return strong results
Southern Palladium has released the first assay results for the UG2 reef on the Bengwenyama Platinum Group Metal (PGM) project
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Lithium giant SQM boosts net income 937% in Q3
Chilean mining company Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM), a major lithium producer, has reported net income of US$1,099.9
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Anglo American sources 100% renewable electricity for Oz operations
Anglo American has sourced the supply of 100% renewable electricity for its operations in Australia from 2025, agreeing terms for
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Caledonia Mining connects solar plant to the Blanket gold mine in Zimbabwe
Caledonia Mining has announced on Monday that the new solar plant at its Blanket gold mine in Zimbabwe will start
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Rough diamond sales value for De Beers’ ninth sales cycle of 2022
Anglo American plc announces the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for De Beers’ ninth provisional
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Delivering superior metallurgical flotation performance and energy efficiency
Metso Outotec is introducing the next generation of its ColumnCell flotation cells to the market. The new Metso Outotec ColumnCell leverages
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Silver demand to reach a record total in 2022
According to the Silver Institute says global silver demand is forecast to reach a record total in 2022, driven by
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IDC acquires 43.75% of new Okiep Mining Company from Orion
Orion has announced that, after finalising recently announced pre-development funding arrangements with the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC),
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Rio Tinto, BHP and Fortescue launch pilot program to create safer workplaces
PERTH, Australia – Rio Tinto, BHP and Fortescue are launching an innovative pilot program aimed at helping to eliminate disrespectful
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Should Russia’s gold pay for Ukraine’s war damages?
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Western countries used sanctions to steal its gold and foreign exchange reserves to transfer them
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Kamoa-Kakula sold a record 94 kilotonnes of copper in Q3
Ivanhoe Mines has reported that the Kamoa-Kakula Mining Complex produced 97,820 tonnes of copper in concentrate in Q3 2022, up
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Reliance on gas is a hard habit to break
Europe is in the grip of an energy crisis. Piped gas imports from Russia are 80% down on last year,
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