Jubilee to acquire Zambia copper and cobalt tailings projects
Jubilee, a leader in metals processing with operations in Africa has announced significant further progress at its Copper and Cobalt
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Base Metals
Bright future for bauxite industry in Guinea
The bauxite mining industry is booming in Guinea on the back of demand of Chinese, Russian, Gulf and Indian alumina
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Prospects of greenfield alumina plants in Africa
Guinea’s Fria alumina refinery was started in 1960 by Aluminium Pechiney, France followed by Reynolds Company and then Rusal since
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Kakula Copper’s study for Phase 3 mine and concentrator expansion
Study work for the Phase 3 mine and concentrator expansion is underway, which includes optimization work to determine mining production
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Bauxite mining industry of Guinea and future prospects
Guinea, a small West African country with a population of 12.4 million and an area of 245,857 square kilometres, with
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Kamoa-Kakula concentrator Phase 2 overall project 44% complete
Construction of the second 3.8-Mtpa concentrator plant (Phase 2) is progressing well, with the overall project 44% complete; engineering and
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Kamoa-Kakula concentrator approaches steady-state-design performance
KOLWEZI, Democratic Republic of Congo – Co-Chairs Robert Friedland and Yufeng “Miles” Sun have announced that hot commissioning and ramp-up
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Silvercorp reports increased resources at Gaocheng Ag-Zn-Pb Project
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Silvercorp Metals in its technical report entitled “NI 43-101 Technical Report Update on the Gaocheng Ag-Zn-Pb Project in
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BHP Billiton makes an offer for the nickel-copper-PGE Noront
Noront Resources has announced that BHP Billiton made an all-cash offer for Noront. Noront is a Canadian-based mining company that
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Namibia court vetoes Haib copper-molybdenum mining license
VANCOUVER, BC – Deep-South Resources Inc. has announced that the High Court of Namibia has decided to interdict and restrain the Ministry
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Troubled Guinea’s bauxite mining sector hangs in the balance
A stable political regime is a key consideration when it comes to investing into a mining project. Sadly, however, regime
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Decade’s high aluminium amid political unrest in Guinea
Aluminium climbed to the highest in more than a decade as political unrest in Guinea fuelled concerns over supply of
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Base Metal Prices Rallied on a Stronger Recovery in Industrial Production
Base metal prices increased by 30 percent between August 2020 and February 2021. The resurgent industrial activity in China and
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Aluminium price rallies to 10-year high lifts aluminium product cost
The sharp spike in aluminium prices to the 10-year high due to limited production in China, the world’s largest aluminium producer,
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Hydro to expand its aluminium recycling capacity in Sweden by 50%
Hydro will expand its aluminium recycling capacity at its Sjunnen extrusion plant in Sweden by 50% in a €11.3 million
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Surge begins exploration program at its copper-silver project
VANCOUVER, BC – Surge Battery Minerals Ihas announced that it has begun its fall exploration program at the Caledonia Copper-Silver
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Eurallumina to restart its alumina refinery in ninety days
Eurallumina, Europe’s largest alumina refinery located in the industrial area of Portovesme, on the island of Sardinia, Italy with access
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Orion completes electromagnetic survey at its Okiep Copper Project
Orion Minerals has successfully completed the extensive SkyTEM helicopter-borne electromagnetic geophysical (AEM) survey at its Okiep Copper Project (OCP) in
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Hulamin’s rolled aluminium and extruded products continue their turnaround
Hulamin has announced its interim results for the period ended 30 June 2021. The Company’s condensed interim financial results for
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Marubeni begins to sell carbon neutral aluminium ingots
Marubeni Corporation announced the commencement of sales of its carbon neutral aluminium ingot called, “Neutr-Al” in Japan from August 20,
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Jubilee to increases its copper refining capacity to 31 000 tpa
Jubilee Metals Group PLC, a leader in metals processing with operations in Africa (AIM: JLP/Altx: JBL), has announced the execution
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Solar power to impact on demand for aluminium, copper, and zinc
According to a new report from Wood Mackenzie, solar power will have a significant impact on demand for aluminium, copper,
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Chillerton advaces its copper cobalt mining in Zambia
Chillerton, a junior copper and cobalt mining company, has become one of the largest license holders in the Zambian Copperbelt
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China imposes cuts on aluminium smelters
Guangxi Power Grid Corp has recently sent a notice directing aluminium smelters in Guangxi region to reduce average electricity loads
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Novelis completes $150m aluminium rolling and recycling expansion
ATLANTA – Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced the completion of its $150 million
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Copper has fallen 16% from its May 2021 high
The price of copper has fallen to a worrying level. Copper prices in London dropped below $9,000 a tonne to
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Glencore and Britishvolt sign cobalt supply agreement
Glencore has announced that it has entered a long-term strategic partnership for the supply of responsibly sourced cobalt with Britishvolt,
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Alumobility expands its ecosystem for automotive aluminium
ZURICH – Alumobility, a non-profit organization focused on proven technical solutions to advance the adoption of aluminium automotive body sheet,
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Huanuni to increase tin processing capacity to 3,000 tonnes per day
Local media in Bolivia is reporting that EM Huanuni has begun operating its Lucianita processing plant. Earlier this year, COMIBOL
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Tin metal strategic stockpiles to be reassessed
The world’s strategic stockpiles of base metals are all active in today’s metals markets after a quiet recent past. However,
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