Cornish Metals presses ahead with processing work
Cornish Metals has announced that it has commenced a new drilling programme at South Crofty, as part of the project’s Feasibility Study. Cornish
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Jubilee: new cobalt circuit commences commissioning
Jubilee’s copper strategy in Zambia includes, as its first phase, the implementation of its Southern Refining Strategy which targets to
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Tax change to challenge Myanmar miners
The Wa State government has raised export tariffs on mineral products – including tin – as it attempts to navigate
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Alphamin hits new record, mine not for sale
Alphamin‘s latest quarter saw the company achieve record tin production, surpassing levels set in the previous period.During the second quarter,
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The tin market trades around the US$ 25,000/tonne
The tin market appears to be catching its breath at the moment. After three months of almost relentless selling, the
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Jubilee Metals: Zambia operations progress update
Jubilee Metals Group, a leader in metals processing with operations in Africa, has announced an update at its Zambian operations
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Anglo American announces first copper production from Quellaveco Project
Anglo American announces first production of copper concentrate from its Quellaveco project in Peru – a major milestone as Quellaveco
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Chinese and Indonesian smelters reduce output amid low tin prices
Tin prices hit new lows for the year in the last week on the back of further macro negativity. While
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TinOne Resources receives assay results from Great Pyramid project
Tin mineralisation at Great Pyramid was first discovered in 1911. Some small scale mining took place, but significan exploration didn’t
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TIN: Trenares results confirm Cornish’s hunch
Cornish Metals has received the first assay results from its recent drilling campaign at its United Downs project.The company is
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TIN: Indonesian investment plan requires clarity
Indonesia is increasingly looking to leverage its natural resources to help grow its economy. Dr Robert Leonard Marbun, senior adviser
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Idaho cobalt project on track for commissioning in Q3 2022
Jervois Global said today that its Idaho Cobalt Operations (“ICO”) capital project schedule and costing review has led to Jervois
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Rising ESG demands pose new challenges and opportunities for tin
Increased consumer awareness, investors and regulators are growing the demand for responsibly sourced tin. Sustainable tin is key to achieve
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Smelters reduce their output to lessen the effect of tin volatility
Smelters in China will reduce their output over the next month due to a combination of scheduled maintenance and lower
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TIN: Myanmar exports drop on major port closure
Chinese imports of tin ores and concentrates from neighbouring Myanmar dropped considerably in April as the closure of a major
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Rio Tinto to revise funding arrangements with Turquoise Hill Resources
LONDON – Rio Tinto has agreed to amend the previously agreed funding plan with Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ) (9 April,
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Jubilee’s copper refining strategy is to produce 12 000 tpa of copper
The first phase of Jubilee Metals’ copper strategy in Zambia includes the implementation of its Southern Copper Refining Strategy which
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Hydro invests NOK 63 million in recycling in Årdal
Hydro has decided to upgrade and restart the primary foundry alloy (PFA) casthouse at the aluminium plant in Årdal. “We
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Investment programme delivers significant growth across copper operations
Jubilee Metals Group PLC, a leader in metals processing with operations in Africa has provided a performance update of its
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COVID-19 blamed for Minsur’s tin production fall
Production at Minsur’s Peruvian operations fell in the first quarter following smelter maintenance and COVID preventative measures.Minsur is one of
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Deadly explosion Myanmar tin mine prompts safety review
The local government will review safety protocols following an explosion in the major mining region of Man Maw, Myanmar.On 4
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Hydro to invest NOK 320 million in Karmøy aluminium smelter
The investment includes modernizing and upgrading the power supply system and the anode rodding plant at Hydro Karmøy. This will
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Clean hydroelectric power for the Phase 3 expansion and smelter
In July 2021, Ivanhoe Mines Energy DRC, a sister company of Kamoa Copper tasked with delivering reliable, clean, renewable hydropower
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Kamoa phase 3 expansion to include 5 million tpa concentrator
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK – Ivanhoe Mines has announced further details of the Phase 3 expansion at the Kamoa-Kakula
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BHP copper production decreased by 10 per cent
Total copper production for three quarters of the year decreased by 10 per cent to 1,112 kt. Guidance for the
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AfriTin forecasts output of 9,000 tonnes tin-in-concentrate
AfriTin Mining has announced the results of the Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) of its Phase 2 expansion at its Uis mine. With forecast
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Kamoa Copper commences earthworks on direct-to-blister smelter
Kamoa-Kakula smelter to be one of the largest, single-line blister-copper flash smelters in the world, and the largest in Africa;
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Orion’s US$87m funding package for Prieska Copper-Zinc Mine
Orion has announced that it has taken a pivotal step towards the development of its flagship Prieska Copper-Zinc Mine (Prieska
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First Quantum approves Kansanshi expansion and Enterprise Nickel project
TORONTO – First Quantum Minerals has announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has approved the S3 Expansion at the
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Tin production from Russian miner Seligdar fell in Q1 2022
Seligdar owns and operates the Festivalnoye and Pravourmiyskoye mines in the Russian Far East through its subsidiary Rusolovo. In the
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