Anglo American to begin copper shipments from Quellaveco
Anglo American announces the start of commercial copper operations at its Quellaveco project in Peru, following the successful testing of
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Base Metals
Metals X adds high-quality material to Renison Reserve
Metals X has updated its Reserve estimate for the Renison mine in Tasmania, Australia, replacing depleted material with higher grade
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First Quantum: focus on improvements resulted in strong production
TORONTO – First Quantum Minerals has reported results for the three months ended September 30, 2022 of net earnings of
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Kennecott’s smelter and refinery to undertake largest rebuild in nine years
Rio Tinto reports mined copper production of 138 thousand tonnes was 10% higher than the third quarter of 2021 due
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Orion commences field trials at the Prieska Copper-Zinc Mine
Orion has commenced a series of field trials for the treatment of mine water at the Prieska Copper-Zinc Mine (PCZM)
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Lualaba Copper Smelter restarts following scheduled maintenance
The Lualaba Copper Smelter, located approximately 50 kilometres from Kamoa-Kakula, completed its scheduled maintenance in early September. The transportation of
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Alphamin’s Mpama South Project and The Bisie Ridge Exploration
MAURITIUS – Alphamin Resources Corp. a producer of 4% of the world’s mined tin from its high grade operation in
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Kamoa Copper has produced more than 240kt copper year-to-date
KOLWEZI, DRC – Ivanhoe Mines announces that the Kamoa-Kakula Mining Complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo has set a
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Alphamin’s Q3 tin production and sales exceed guidance
MAURITIUS – Alphamin Resources Corp. a producer of 4% of the world’s mined tin from its high grade operation in
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Harmony transforms by adding copper production in a tier 1 mining jurisdiction
Johannesburg – In line with its strategic objective of transitioning into a low-cost gold and copper mining company, Harmony Gold
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Arrangement with Denarius Metals for up to 80% of the Toral Project
Europa Metals, the European focused lead, zinc and silver developer, is pleased to announce that it has signed a letter
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Rio Tinto partners with Voltalia for solar power at Richards Bay Minerals
JOHANNESBURG – Richard’s Bay Minerals (RBM) will be supplied with renewable solar power through an agreement with international energy company
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Elementos pens processing plant contract
Elementos has completed a significant milestone in the development of its Oropesa project by signing a contract to develop the
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Oropesa metallurgical work confirms commercially attractive concentrate
Project owner Elementos has confirmed that ore from Oropesa can be processed using a conventional flowsheet into a high-grade commercial
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Rio Tinto and Volvo partner for low-carbon materials supply
LONDON – Rio Tinto and Volvo Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a strategic partnership where
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TinOne buys Rattler Range tin project in northeastern Tasmania
TinOne Resources has agreed to purchase the Rattler Range tin project in northeastern Tasmania, Australia, as part of its strategy
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IDC to fund 43.75% of pre-development costs at Okiep Copper
Orion Minerals has announced that it has entered into non-binding term sheets with the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa
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Glencore enters alumina supply and aluminium offtake agreements
Glencore has announced that it entered into a 10-year alumina supply and aluminium offtake agreements with Press Metal Bintulu Sdn.
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Rio Tinto to acquire full ownership of Turquoise Hill
Turquoise Hill Board of Directors unanimously recommends minority shareholders vote in favour of Rio Tinto’s best and final offer of
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COPPER: Rio Tinto to acquire full ownership of Turquoise Hill
LONDON – Rio Tinto and Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (“Turquoise Hill”) have reached an agreement in principle for Rio Tinto
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Lista Smelter in Norway to Partially Curtail to Offset Energy Costs
PITTSBURGH – Alcoa has announced that it will curtail one third of its production capacity at its Lista smelter in
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Project Roan copper project achieves nameplate capacity
Jubilee Metals Group PLC, a diversified leader in metals processing with operations in Africa has announced that the newly constructed
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New aluminium recycling centre in Arvida Quebec
Arvida Plant in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec is getting investment from Rio Tinto of US$29 million to build a new aluminium recycling
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Jubilee Metals: Operations and Projects Update for H2 FY2022
In its Operations and Projects Update for H2 FY2022, Jubilee Metals operational earnings totalled £ 24 million (ZAR 480 million)
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Auxico Resources signs offtake agreement for its tin production in Brazil
Massangana is a historical tin mine in the Ariquemes region of Brazil. The site has been operated by the CEMAL (Cooperativa Estanifera de Mineradores
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Hulamin: Sales volume increased to 103,300 tons, revenue up by 45%
Hulamin says in its interim results for the period ended 30 June 2022 that the year 2022 began with solid
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First Tin advances work at its tin projects in Germany and in Australia
Developing tin producer First Tin is advancing work at both of its tin projects – Tellerhauser in Germany and Taronga in Australia – as
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Recycled aluminium’s role in reducing carbon emissions
Recycling can – and should – be an important contributor to achieving a low-emission world. For Hydro, the recycling of
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Slovalco will stop primary aluminium production
Hydro’s majority owned Slovalco aluminium facility in Slovakia has decided to close the primary aluminium production at the plant. The
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Antofagasta H1 profit drops due to lower Cu production and higher costs
Chile-based miner Antofagasta, one of the world’s major copper producers, has announced its copper production in H1 2022 was 268,600
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