Alba Line 6 to be a catalyst in Bahrain’s aluminium downstream park
Adding more than half million (mtpa) to Alba’s 1 million mtpa production, the company takes its nameplate capacity to more than
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Base Metals
TIN: Myanmar outlook falls despite strong October
Much of the news in the last week has been surrounding the Omicron variant of COVID-19, and how this will
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TIN: Jadar-Thaisarco deal could fast-track Khartoum development
Jadar Resources could fast-track development of its Khartoum mine following the signing of a non-binding MoU with Thaisarco. The two
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RUSAL and KUMZ launch aluminium-scandium alloy semi-finished products
MOSCOW – RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, together with KUMZ, has successfully launched the production of various rolled and
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Nornickel settles dispute with Botswana government and BCL
MOSCOW – MMC Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, announces the settlement
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Cobalt mine and refining supplies concentrated in the DRC and China
The global cobalt supply chain is set to remain highly geographically concentrated in the coming years – in the DRC
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Alcoa to restart its idle aluminium smelter in Australia
PITTSBURGH – Alcoa Corporation has announced that the Portland Aluminium joint venture plans to restart 35,000 metric tons per year
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Rio Tinto to increase low-carbon AP60 aluminium production
MONTREAL – Rio Tinto is investing US$87 million to increase its low-carbon aluminium production in Canada with 16 new smelting
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Huge aluminium stockpile equals $5 billion while market is in deficit
Aluminium metal seems to become mysterious in the era of COVID, as the stockpile in Vietnam is the biggest the
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Oropesa tin upgrade resource beats expectations
Elementos has improved the Mineral Resource at its Oropesa project by some 50%, following a successful drilling programme.The Oropesa project, located in southern Spain, was
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Vedanta to produce 5 million tonnes aluminium in 5-6 years
According to officials from the metal group Vedanta Ltd, India’s annual aluminum production could reach 5 million tonnes in 5-6
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Recycler of aluminium announces $10 million in plant upgrades
ROSEMOUNT, Minn. – September 14, 2021 – Spectro Alloys, the leading Midwest-based recycler of aluminum, has announced approximately $10 million
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First Tin snaps up Aus Tin’s Taronga
Aus Tin Mining has agreed to divest its Taronga asset to First Tin in a deal that is likely to total some A$
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Orion Minerals to use renewable energy in its copper-zinc project
Orion Minerals has announced that it has commenced discussions to collaborate with the Central Energy Corporation (CENEC) to include its
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PT Timah profits from high tin price
PT Timah achieved significant profits in the third quarter of 2021 following strong LME tin prices. In its latest quarterly
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Cobalt industry: Geographically concentrated in the DRC and Australia
The cobalt industry is highly geographically concentrated mine production-wise, with a single country, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), accounting
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Hydro and Shell join forces to explore renewable hydrogen projects
Hydro Havrand, Hydro’s green hydrogen company, and Shell New Energies Holding Europe B.V. (“Shell”) have agreed to explore the potential
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Cobalt mining in the DRC shifting fast to larger players
Artisanal cobalt represents a significant portion of the DRC’s cobalt output, and under the EGC’s oversight, the government will be
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Evolution Mining to acquire copper-gold mine from Glencore
Glencore and Evolution Mining Limited (Evolution) have entered into a binding agreement for the sale and purchase of Glencore’s 100%
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US adds nickel and zinc to the critical minerals list
RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey has announced it is seeking public comment by December 9, on a draft revised list of
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Orion looks for magmatic nickel-copper targets in Western Australia
Orion has announced that diamond drilling has commenced testing a number of high-priority magmatic nickel-copper targets within the IGO-ORN Joint
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Novel bauxite tailings concept a success in full operation
Hydro’s new method for storing bauxite tailings from its mine in Brazil has proven to be a more-sustainable solution. Following
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ELYSIS advances commercial carbon free aluminium smelting
MONTREAL (QC), Canada – Carbon free aluminium smelting for products ranging from smart phones to cars and drink cans is
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Eastplats main revenue from chrome concentrate offtake agreement
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Eastern Platinum (Eastplats) in its financial results for the third quarter of 2021 (“Q3 2021”) and
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EGA completes Al Taweelah smelter expansion
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil
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Canada and Cuba: key cobalt upstream players in the Americas
The Americas is a small player in the global cobalt production landscape, and we believe prospects for significant growth in
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Philippines is fourth largest cobalt producer with 4.7kt of cobalt output
Apart from Australia, the Philippines is the next major source of mined cobalt in Asia, although mining policy uncertainty is
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Alphamin Resources drills for more tin in the DRC
Alphamin Resources, a producer of 4% of the world’s mined tin from its high-grade operation in the Democratic Republic of
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AfriTin begins Namibian resource expansion
AfriTin Mining has begun the first of multiple exploration programmes at and around its Uis mine in Namibia. AfriTin has
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Europe’s cobalt industry dominated by Russia and Finland
Europe’s cobalt industry is limited to Russia and Finland in terms of mined cobalt, and Fitch expects this dynamic to
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