Kamoa Copper commences earthworks on direct-to-blister smelter
Kamoa-Kakula smelter to be one of the largest, single-line blister-copper flash smelters in the world, and the largest in Africa;
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Orion’s US$87m funding package for Prieska Copper-Zinc Mine
Orion has announced that it has taken a pivotal step towards the development of its flagship Prieska Copper-Zinc Mine (Prieska
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First Quantum approves Kansanshi expansion and Enterprise Nickel project
TORONTO – First Quantum Minerals has announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has approved the S3 Expansion at the
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Tin production from Russian miner Seligdar fell in Q1 2022
Seligdar owns and operates the Festivalnoye and Pravourmiyskoye mines in the Russian Far East through its subsidiary Rusolovo. In the
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FQM posts record earnings despite copper production decline in Q1
First Quantum Minerals has reported that its total copper production for the first quarter was 182,210 tonnes, down from the
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Glencore: nickel, coal production higher; copper, ferrochrome down
Glencore, in its First Quarter 2022 Production Report, says its own sourced copper production of 257,800 tonnes was 43,400 tonnes
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Financing for Prieska Deeps continues in parallel with project engineering
An early production assessment for the Prieska Copper-Zinc Project has been fast-tracked, with investigations into phasing the project development to
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First Tin raises funds to rapidly develop tin projects
First Tin has raised £20 million and completed an Initial Public Offering in order to rapidly develop its tin projects.The
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Anglo American Copper production decreased by 13% in Q1
Copper production decreased by 13% to 139,500 tonnes due to planned lower grades. Production from Los Bronces decreased by 17%
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Anglo American comments on its Los Bronces copper project
Anglo American is currently engaged in an environmental assessment process for its Los Bronces Integrated Project (LBIP) in Chile, a
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High China tin price sees import surge
The latest customs data from China indicates that the country imported significant quantities of tin during March, likely because of
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Yunnan Hualian tin mine ceases operations on COVID risk
Yunnan Tin Co., the world’s largest tin producer, has been forced to temporarily cease operations at one of its mines.
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Glencore and General Motors enter cobalt supply agreement
Glencore and General Motors Co. have announced a multi-year sourcing agreement in which Glencore will supply GM with cobalt from
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Alphamin confirms Mpama South development
Alphamin Resources has confirmed that it will develop the Mpama South deposit as part of its Bisie complex in the
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Apple: Innovation in Green Aluminum Smelting
ELYSIS, the company behind the world’s first direct carbon-free aluminum smelting process, announced that it has produced the first commercial-purity
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Expanded Oropesa Tin ticks all the boxes
Elementos has announced that the planned tin operation at its Oropesa project will now be significantly larger than previously thought,
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AfriTin eyes Phase 1 expansion completion
The potential addition of lithium and tantalum production in the Phase 1 expansion will help the company to lower operating
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South32 to acquire up to an additional 25% of Mozal Aluminium
South32 has announced that it exercised its pre-emptive rights to acquire up to an additional 25% shareholding and related rights
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EGA completes historic first UAE industrial technology export project
United Arab Emirates – Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, today
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Cornish Metals receive funds to advance South Crofty
Cornish Metals has raised £40.5 million, providing sufficient capital to advance the South Crofty tin project to a Definitive Feasibility
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Vazante zinc mine operations in Brazil resumed at full capacity
Nexa Resources has announced that its Vazante zinc mine in Brazil has resumed operations at full capacity following the underground
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Hydro is further reducing its commitments with Russian counterparts
Hydro decided on March 2 not to enter into any new contracts linked to Russian counterparts. The company has already
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Nevada Copper reports record monthly production at Pumpkin Hollow
Nevada Copper has announced positive operations advances at its Pumpkin Hollow project, including record monthly production and continued expectation of
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Alphamin announces record Q1 2022 guidance of US$98m, tin sold up 9%
Alphamin announces record Q1 2022 guidance of US$98m, tin sold up 9% MAURITIUS – Alphamin Resources Corp., a producer of
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EGA to deepen aluminium technology cooperation with Alba
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, and
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Alcoa completes energy infrastructure project at its Deschambault Smelter
PITTSBURGH – Alcoa Corporation today officially marked the completion of a capital project that is expected to improve stability, increase efficiency,
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Glencore: Zinc driven by strong recovery in global demand
The zinc market recorded a deficit in 2021, driven by strong recovery in global demand (+6%), combined with production disruptions
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Rio Tinto commissions new aluminium remelt furnace
SAGUENAY, Canada – Rio Tinto has commissioned a new remelt furnace at its Laterrière Plant, adding 22,000 metric tons of
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Glencore reports on Cobalt industry
2021 started strongly from a demand and pricing perspective, with positive momentum in Chinese and European EV demand and a
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Alphamin targets first tin production from Mpama by December 2023
Alphamin Resources Corp., a producer of 4% of the world’s mined tin from its high-grade operation in the Democratic Republic
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