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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Base Metals
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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South32 grew its share of aluminium production by 5%
South32 grew its share of aluminium production by 5% in the June 2022 quarter as it closed the acquisition of
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Jubilee Metals: Investment in SA and Zambia has reshaped the company
Jubilee Metals Group PLC, a diversified leader in metals processing with operations in Africa, has announced that its key achievement
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Metals X: Renison mine pushes through rough quarter
Metals X has released results from what appears to have been a challenging quarter on multiple fronts. During Q2 2022,
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Hydro to invest NOK 500 million in aluminium recycling in the U.S.
Hydro will invest NOK 500 million in its extrusion plant in Cressona, Pennsylvania. The investment will expand the site’s recycling
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BHP: Total copper production decreases by four per cent
In its Operational Review for the year ended 30 June 2022, BHP has reported that total copper production decreased by
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Freeport-McMoRan: copper, gold and molybdenum production up in Q2
Freeport-McMoRan, the world’s second largest copper miner, announced today that the company produced 1,075 million pounds of copper in Q2
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TIN: Rusolovo back on track with strong Q2
Rusolovo recovered from a poor Q1 to equal second quarter results from last year. Tin production of 712 tonnes, was
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Tungsten West devises new Hemerdon development plan
Following a three-month review, Tungsten West has announced an updated development plan for its Hemerdon tungsten-tin project in Devon, UK.Tungsten
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First Quantum: total Q2 2022 copper production was 192,668 tonnes
TORONTO – In Q2 2022, First Quantum Minerals reported gross profit of $629 million, EBITDA of $906 million, net earnings attributable
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China’s imports of refined tin halved in June
In September 2021, prices on SHFE overtook the LME to open an import arbitrage, encouraging metal into China. With the global supply
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