Cobalt to be less volatile over the years ahead
Roskill in a keynote speech at the 2021 Cobalt Conference provided a comprehensive market summary for cobalt, reviewing market dynamics
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Base Metals
Modernisation of Kipushi zinc mine’s underground infrastructure
The Kipushi copper-zinc-germanium-silver-lead mine in the DRC is adjacent to the town of Kipushi and approximately 30 kilometres southwest of
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Glencore to resume operations at Mutanda Co-Cu mine in 2022
Glencore plans to restart operations at its Democratic Republic of Congo Mutanda cobalt mine that also produces huge amounts of copper
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En+ announces intention to demerge high carbon assets
En+ Group, the world’s largest producer of low-carbon aluminium and independent hydropower, warmly welcomes the announcement by its listed subsidiary
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Tin to help achieve extreme fast charging EV batteries
Pioneering lithium-ion battery start-up StoreDot is focusing on silicon and tin to achieve extreme fast charging. Their first five-minute batteries
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EV supply chain majors pilot solution for end-to-end cobalt traceability
Baar, Switzerland – Major metals and mining companies CMOC, Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) and Glencore in collaboration with battery material
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Alphamin confirms high grade tin mineralisation at Mpama South
Mauritius – Alphamin Resources, a producer of 4% of the world’s mined tin from its high-grade operation in the Democratic
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AfriTin proves feasibility of Uis expansion
AfriTin Mining has released the results of its Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for the Uis Tin Mine. The DFS confirms
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Alphamin announces record Q1 2021 earnings
MAURITIUS – Alphamin Resources, a producer of 4% of the world’s mined tin from its high grade operation in the
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Malaysia tin smelter “no longer able to handle usual volume”
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) has published a notice to suppliers detailing continued issues at its Butterworth smelter. Last week, the
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Okiep Copper study confirms potential for early cash flow
Scoping Study has been completed for a proposed ‘proof-of-concept’-scale copper mining operation at the brownfields Okiep Copper Project, located in
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Jubilee assesses copper and gold assets in Cyprus
United Kingdom – Jubilee, a metals processing company refers to the announcement released yesterday by Caerus Mineral Resources (“Caerus”), an
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Project Roan delivers first copper material to the Sable Refinery
As previously announced, during 2020, Jubilee entered into joint venture agreements to secure rights to process over 300 million tonnes
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Orion acquires Okiep Copper Mine for R649m
During the last quarter, Orion entered into an agreement giving it exclusive rights and a clear pathway to acquire and
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EGA starts up first section of smelter expansion
United Arab Emirates – Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas,
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South32 set a year to date production record at Brazil Alumina
South32 in its Quarterly Report March 2021, reports that net cash increased by US$242M to US$517M in the quarter as
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BHP Produces six per cent less copper in 9 months
Total copper production decreased by six percent to 1,233 kt. Guidance for the 2021 financial year increased to between 1,535
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ELYSIS selects Alma smelter for 450 kA inert anode prototype cells
MONTREAL – ELYSIS has announced it has selected the Alma smelter, operated by Rio Tinto in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, for the
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Anglo American increases copper production by 9%
Copper production increased by 9% to 160,300 tonnes, due to strong operational performance at both Los Bronces and Collahuasi. Production
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AFRICA: Nickel role in the battery revolution
Fitch Solutions maintains its view that nickel will be the key beneficiary of EV adoption among the backdrop of other
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Tin boosts silicon performance in lithium-ion batteries
Tin nanoparticles are key to stabilising silicon-graphite anodes in lithium-ion batteries, according to the latest published research. This work adds
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MSC furnaces fail amidst smelter move
Malaysia Smelting Corporation, the world’s third-largest refined tin producer, is having issues at its Butterworth smelter.The Butterworth smelter has five
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Hydro has set out a clear strategic direction toward 2025 and aims to strengthen its position in low-carbon aluminium, while
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Nornickel agreed with Johnson Matthey on critical supply of nickel and cobalt
Moscow – Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum, cobalt and copper, has signed
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RUSAL completes acquisition of Aluminium Rheinfelden in Germany
Russian aluminium producer RUSAL has completed the acquisition of Aluminium Rheinfelden GmbH following approval by the German Federal Cartel Office
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Rio Tinto Pact with Turquoise Hill Resources for Oyu Tolgoi
Rio Tinto has entered into a binding Heads of Agreement with Turquoise Hill Resources for an updated funding plan for
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CATL pays $137.5 million stake in DRC cobalt mine
Contemporary Amperex Technology or CATL,China’s battery maker, reported its branch would take 25% share in China Molybdenum’s Kisanfu copper-cobalt mine
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Alfeco acquires Hulamin’s Gauteng aluminium extrusions business
Sandton – Integrated, South African metals company, Alfeco Group has recently acquired the Hulamin Extrusions plant based in Olifantsfontein, Midrand.
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En+ Metals produces breakthrough aluminium with world’s lowest carbon footprint
The Metals segment of En+ Group, the world’s largest producer of low carbon aluminium and independent hydropower, has announced that
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Ban on alcohol sales blamed on poor performance
Hulamin faced strong headwinds during 2020. Local and export sales were impacted by Covid-19 related slowdowns across the local and
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