Rio Tinto: good results due growing and diversifying portfolio
LONDON – Rio Tinto is delivering very resilient financial results with an improving operational performance helped by its increasingly diversified
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Base Metals
Glencore reports 5% copper production uplift for H1 2025 over H1 2024
Over the first half of 2025, Glencore has continued to make significant progress in optimising the business and positioning for
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Orion to ramp up copper production to 30ktpa and zinc to 65ktpa
Following the release of the definitive feasibility studies (DFS) for both the Prieska Copper Zinc Mine (PCZM) and the Okiep
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Freeport reports stronger-than-expected Q2 earnings
Freeport, one of the world’s largest copper producers and a major gold miner, reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings, driven by higher
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Newmont reports record cash flow despite lower production in Q2
Even with a year-over-year decline in gold output, Newmont Corporation—the world’s largest gold producer—reported record quarterly free cash flow in
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Bisie tin mine output steady following operational restart
Mauritius-based tin miner Alphamin Resources saw production from its Bisie mine in eastern DR Congo fall marginally to 4,106 tonnes
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First Quantum Minerals produces 91k tonnes of copper in 2Q 2025
Total copper production for the second quarter was 91,069 tonnes, a 9% decrease from Q1 2025 mainly as a result
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Hydro’s 2Q 2025: Results and market development per business area
Adjusted EBITDA for Bauxite & Alumina decreased compared to the second quarter last year, to NOK 1,521 million from NOK
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Hydro’s 2Q 2025: Performance and capital discipline, supporting strong results
Hydro’s adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2025 was NOK 7,790 million, up from NOK 5,839 million in the
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Wa edges towards restart as Myanmar tin miners pay for licences
The much-anticipated restart to mining operations in the autonomous region in northern Myanmar had been delayed after the authorities increased
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First Quantum Minerals: 2Q 2025 marked several important milestones
TORONTO – First Quantum Minerals reports results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 (“Q2 2025” or
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Developments in the tin industry
Tin prices have remained strong, averaging above $35,500 t in July. Dwindling LME stocks, bullish investor positioning, and a tight
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Mozal smelter faces unclear future due to electricity costs
The future of the Mozal Aluminium smelter in Mozambique is unclear as the facility struggles to obtain an electricity supply.
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Anglo American reports on solid quarter in copper and iron ore
In its Q2 2025 Production Report Anglo American, reported on “another solid quarter in Copper and Iron Ore, with both
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Brazilian aluminium smelter struggles to produce at its capacity
The Alumar smelter in Sao Luis, Brazil is still not at full capacity despite commencing restart efforts in September 2021.
Read moreAden unveils bauxite refining project with 40% less in carbon emissions
Aden expects a decrease of up to 40% in carbon emissions, equivalent to 210,000 tons of CO₂ saved per 1
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BHP: Record copper and iron ore production drives strong 2025 performance
BHP delivered record iron ore and copper production, which demonstrates the strength and resilience of BHP business and underpins its
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Rio Tinto record production from bauxite and Oyu Tolgoi operations
MELBOURNE, Australia – Rio Tinto releases second quarter 2025 production results. Executive Summary Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said:
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Canada’s Aluminerie Alouette locks renewable power supply deal
Aluminerie Alouette has secured an agreement which will see it supplied with renewable energy until 2045. The Canadian aluminium producer
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Lumwana expansion in full swing as Barrick builds tier one copper mine
The Lumwana expansion builds on a remarkable turnaround that has seen the operation evolve from a struggling asset into a
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Vedanta Aluminium progresses with green anode plant
Vedanta Aluminium says it anticipates to unveil a green anode plant later this month. The Indian aluminium producer said work
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TIN: Major supply uncertainties in DR Congo and Myanmar
The LME 3-month tin contract closed at just over $31,300/t on Wednesday, with prices broadly stable over the past two
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Copper 360 Loss for the year increased by 244% to R223.1 million
Copper 360 produced overview of the financial year ended 28 February 2025: CATHODE BUSINESS The SX-EW plant received the first
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Speira upgrades aluminium recycling furnaces
Speira has upgraded the first of four aluminium recycling furnaces in an €11 million investment. It held an inauguration ceremony
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EGA produces aluminium with lower emission technology
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has started hot metal production at pilot reduction cells for EX, the company’s latest aluminium smelting
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Tin diselenide (SnSe₂) – a new battery energy super material
Scientists from Tiangong University and collaborating institutions have highlighted tin diselenide (SnSe₂) as a promising electrode material for next-generation energy
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Vedanta Aluminium casthouse will cut emissions by 62%
It has partnered with Gail Gas to ensure supply to its 430kt per year Casthouse 4 at Jharsuguda, which will
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Hydro to close Birtley aluminium extrusion plant in the UK
Due to challenging market conditions, Hydro has decided to close its Birtley extrusion plant in the United Kingdom. Following a
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Stellar secured highly prospective ‘Ringville’ tin deposit near Renison mine
An application lodged by Australian tin explorer Stellar Resources for an exploration licence adjoining the prolific Renison mine has been
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Chinese giant East Hope to build a 1mt/year aluminium plant in Kazakhstan.
The plan includes construction of an alumina refinery with capacity of 2 million tonnes per year and a smelter capable
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