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Base Metals

Base Metals 

Positive scoping study results for Atlantic Tin, capex at US$54 million

June 24, 2024June 20, 2024 admin Tin production

Atlantic Tin has announced the results of a scoping study incorporating the company’s newly-acquired SAMINE processing facility near their Achmmach

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Base Metals 

Speira builds aluminium recycling furnace at Rheinwerk

June 21, 2024June 20, 2024 admin Recycling

The direction has been set for a long time: ‘We want to become the number 1 in aluminium recycling in

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Base Metals 

Technology for recycled aluminium products for U.S. automotive industry

June 20, 2024June 17, 2024 admin Aluminium, Recycling

Aluminium and renewable energy company Hydro has decided to invest USD 85 million in a new casting line to strengthen

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

$10 million investment at Heemskirk tin mine in Australia

June 19, 2024June 17, 2024 admin Tin production

Stellar Resources has announced it has received firm commitments to raise $10 million via a placement to accelerate drilling and

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Base Metals 

Elementos to acquire interest in Spanish tin smelter

June 18, 2024June 17, 2024 admin Tin producer

Tin explorer Elementos has agreed to acquire up to 50% of Iberian Smelting, which owns and operates the Robledallano smelter

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

Rio Tinto to acquire Mitsubishi’s stake in Boyne aluminium smelter

June 14, 2024June 12, 2024 admin Aluminium, Smelters

MELBOURNE, Australia – Rio Tinto has agreed to acquire Mitsubishi Corporation’s 11.65% interest in Boyne Smelters Ltd (BSL), which owns

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Base Metals 

Hydro invests to upgrade recycling capacity in Italy

June 7, 2024June 6, 2024 admin Aluminium

Aluminium and renewable energy company Hydro will invest EUR 14.8 million to upgrade the recycling facilities at its extrusion plant

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Africa Base Metals 

EGA and Chinalco agree on alumina refinery development in Guinea

June 7, 2024June 6, 2024 admin Alumina

Emirates Global Aluminium and Aluminium Corporation of China (Chinalco) have signed a framework agreement progressing their cooperation on the development

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Africa Base Metals 

Atlantic Tin to acquire third site in Morocco

June 6, 2024June 3, 2024 admin Tin producer

Atlantic Tin has announced a sale and purchase agreement with African mine operator Managem S.A. to acquire the Moroccan El

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

New Zealand aluminium smelter secured with new power deals

June 5, 2024June 3, 2024 admin Smelters

MELBOURNE, Australia – New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) has signed 20-year electricity arrangements that secure the future of the Tiwai

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Base Metals 

Mpama South enters tin-in-concentrate production

June 4, 2024June 3, 2024 admin Tin producer

Alphamin Resources Corp has brought its major mine expansion at Bisie, DR Congo, into production. Alphamin’s Mpama South project is

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Base Metals 

Renewable energy with battery storage at aluminium plants in Sweden

June 4, 2024May 30, 2024 admin Aluminium

In a step on the path to zero emissions, Hydro Extrusion in Sweden starts onsite production of renewable energy. The

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Base Metals 

Inaction on comprehensive ban of Russian aluminium

May 29, 2024May 27, 2024 admin Aluminium

European Aluminium has called on the EU to address the ongoing exclusion of major aluminium product categories from its sanctions

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Base Metals 

MANTENGU MINING to acquire Birca Copper and Metals

May 15, 2024May 14, 2024 admin Copper

Mantengu has entered into a sale of shares agreement (“the Agreement”) dated 10 May 2024 (“Signature Date”) with Birca Investments

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Base Metals 

Harmony: Interim update on Eva Copper Project

May 14, 2024May 11, 2024 admin Harmony Gold Mining Company

The Eva Copper Project (the Project), located in the tier 1 mining jurisdiction of north-west Queensland, Australia, was acquired by

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Africa Base Metals 

Orion to acquire controlling interest in the Okiep Copper Project

May 13, 2024May 8, 2024 admin Copper

Orion Minerals has advised that it has taken another key step in its strategy to become a leading diversified international

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Base Metals 

South 32 reports copper equivalent production decreased by 13%

May 10, 2024May 8, 2024 admin South32

South 32 Production Summary reports Sierra Gorda payable copper equivalent production decreased by 13% (or 8.6kt) to 55.4kt in the

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Base Metals Tin production 

Cornish Metals on track to delivery PEA in second quarter

May 10, 2024May 8, 2024 admin Tin producer

Cornish Metals (AIM/TSX-V: CUSN) has announced the company is on track to complete the South Crofty Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA)

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Africa Base Metals 

Mining equipment delivered for the Rietberg copper mine

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 admin Copper

Stellenbosch – Copper 360 has entered into an agreement with Epiroc Financial Solutions AB for the procurement of underground mining

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Base Metals 

Alba sustainable, efficient power generation within aluminium industry

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 admin Aluminium

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) has announced a significant milestone towards the commercial operation of its Power Station 5 (PS 5)

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Base Metals 

Cornish Metals discovers new tin mineralisation near South Crofty

February 29, 2024February 28, 2024 admin Tin producer

South Crofty developer Cornish Metals has reported results from the first six drill holes of the company’s ongoing Carn Brea

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Base Metals 

TIN: Wa ban persists and export delays in Indonesia continue

February 27, 2024February 26, 2024 admin

LME tin prices have surged to their highest point in six months, with three-month price rising by 11% in just

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Base Metals 

Gecamines offers to buy some of Khazakh miner ERG’s copper assets

February 22, 2024February 21, 2024 admin Copper

Congo state miner Gecamines said it has made a firm proposal to buy some of Eurasian Resources Group’s copper and

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Base Metals 

Manono Tin sees first concentrate production

February 21, 2024February 19, 2024 admin Tin metal

Canadian tin-lithium-tantalum explorer Tantalex Lithium Resources has announced the TiTan alluvial plant has entered production of tin and tantalum concentrates

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Base Metals 

Jubilee Metals: update on Munkoyo Project

February 16, 2024February 12, 2024 admin Copper

Munkoyo is located within 50 kilometres of Sable Copper Refinery and will be a feed source to the Sable. An

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Base Metals 

Jubilee Metals: Zambia Copper Expansion Update

February 14, 2024February 12, 2024 admin Copper, Zambia

Jubilee, a diversified leader in metals processing with operations in Africa, is pleased to provide an update on progress at

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Africa Base Metals 

Jubilee Metals: Project Roan update

February 9, 2024February 7, 2024 admin Copper, Project Roan

The upgrade of Roan currently underway includes the implementation of a 50 000 tonnes per month modular unit, which allows

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Africa Base Metals 

Jubilee Metals acquires historical waste rock dump in Zambia

February 8, 2024February 7, 2024 admin Copper, Jubilee Metals

Jubilee secured one of the largest copper waste rock assets on surface in Zambia in November 2023and has formed a

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Africa Base Metals 

Alphamin announces record annual tin production

February 7, 2024February 5, 2024 admin Alphamin Resources, Tin producer

MAURITIUS – Alphamin Resources Corp. a producer of 4% of the world’s mined tin1 from its high grade operation in

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Base Metals 

Alcoa to supply Nexans with low-C aluminium, incl. ELYSIS metal

February 6, 2024February 5, 2024 admin Aluminium

PITTSBURGH – Alcoa announced today that it will supply global cable producer Nexans with aluminum produced from a revolutionary process

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REFRACTORIES & FURNACES

Metal melting and energy saving in melting furnaces
Refractories/Insulation 

Metal melting and energy saving in melting furnaces

August 28, 2026August 26, 2026 admin

In today’s world, a large proportion of metal smelted from ore or secondary waste is made using melting furnaces that

Design features of modern induction furnace units
Refractories/Insulation 

Design features of modern induction furnace units

August 28, 2026August 26, 2026 admin
Refractories: Imerys acquires US’s Great Lakes Minerals
Refractories/Insulation 

Refractories: Imerys acquires US’s Great Lakes Minerals

July 7, 2026July 3, 2026 admin
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PRODUCT NEWS

Primetals to Establish First Large-Scale U.S. Merchant Pig Iron Producer
Product News 

Primetals to Establish First Large-Scale U.S. Merchant Pig Iron Producer

September 15, 2026September 14, 2026 admin

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. Primetals Technologies has recently completed a concept and economic study for MagIron that evaluates the development of

Primetals Technologies and Inovance Strengthen Collaboration
Product News 

Primetals Technologies and Inovance Strengthen Collaboration

September 7, 2026September 3, 2026 admin
thyssenkrupp Steel issues final acceptance for slab caster at Duisburg site
Product News 

thyssenkrupp Steel issues final acceptance for slab caster at Duisburg site

September 4, 2026August 31, 2026 admin
KG Steel Selects Primetals for PLTCM Modernization in Dangjin, Korea
Product News 

KG Steel Selects Primetals for PLTCM Modernization in Dangjin, Korea

August 18, 2026August 17, 2026 admin
Electra Mining showcases the technologies shaping tomorrow’s industry
Product News 

Electra Mining showcases the technologies shaping tomorrow’s industry

August 7, 2026August 4, 2026 admin
Nucor Corporation to revamp its continuous caster
Product News 

Nucor Corporation to revamp its continuous caster

August 6, 2026August 4, 2026 admin
China’s Lidao orders technology control systems for aluminium foil mill
Base Metals Product News 

China’s Lidao orders technology control systems for aluminium foil mill

July 30, 2026July 28, 2026 admin

SERVICES

Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces
Services 

Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 admin

Paul Wurth, part of SMS group, has completed its work relining the blast furnaces of ArcelorMittal’s Juiz de Fora steel

Maersk intends to form joint venture with Grindrod in South Africa
Services 

Maersk intends to form joint venture with Grindrod in South Africa

December 4, 2021December 3, 2021 admin
HBIS Wusteel signs maintenance contracts with Primetals
Services 

HBIS Wusteel signs maintenance contracts with Primetals

June 1, 2021May 31, 2021 admin
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