First shipments of copper concentrate from Kombat mine in Namibia
Trigon Metals has announced the first shipments of copper concentrate from its Kombat copper mine in Namibia. The company said
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Base Metals
Andean PM: Stockpiled 11,930 tonnes of tin, 16.2M ounces of silver
Andean Precious Metals, a major silver producer, has announced an updated Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) for its San Bartolomé mine
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Global tin production rebounds in 2021
2021 saw refined tin production rebound from its pandemic lows, with the majority of global smelters – including many in
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Tharisa moves outside of its mine and South African country borders
The past financial year was a watershed year for Tharisa, in many respects. The company moved outside of its Tharisa
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Orion Minerals: Copper Discovery at Okiep, Northern Cape
Orion Minerals says previously unknown copper mineralised mafic intrusive discovered following ground mapping and scout drilling to test coincident EM
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Russia-Ukraine war has relatively little impact on tin market
While the Russia-Ukraine waring situation is making headlines, in the tin world this news has relatively little impact. Relatively little
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South32 acquires 45% Interest in Sierra Gorda Copper Mine
South32 has announced that it completed the acquisition of a 45% interest in the Sierra Gorda copper mine from Sumitomo
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Copper in a renewables powered future is expected to double in 2030
As the world moves towards alternative energy sources, copper will remain in high demand. Global copper demand for alternative energy
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Gécamines and Ivanhoe to develop high-grade Cu-Zn mine in DRC
Ivanhoe Mines has announced that Kipushi Holding, an Ivanhoe Mines wholly-owned subsidiary, and Gécamines have signed a new agreement to
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Jubilee to construct a processing facility for 25 000 tpa of copper
The roll-out of Jubilee’s copper and cobalt strategy offers the potential of significant continued earnings growth in addition to the
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Top 10 copper producing countries in 2021
Based on the preliminary data released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), estimated global mine production of copper was 21
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Anglo American: Copper production down by 4% in Q4
Anglo American has admitted that its copper production in the fourth quarter decreased by 4% to 160,700 tonnes. Planned lower
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Anglo American: Nickel dropped by 9%, Manganese down by 11%
Anglo American has admitted that its Nickel production decreased by 9% to 10,600 tonnes, due to licensing delays (received in
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Metals X confident to spring into 2022 despite weak final quarter
Operations at the Metals X’s Renison mine dipped in Q4, with the volume of tin ore mined and milled down
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SME Penouta pit moves into tin mining production
Strategic Minerals Europe (SME) has announced that it has begun mining tin from the new open pit at its Penouta
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Glencore & Managem partner for cobalt production from recycled batteries
Glencore and Managem are pleased to announce that they have entered into a partnership to produce Cobalt from recycled cobalt,
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Early Production for Prieska Copper-Zinc Project to be Fast-Tracked
Orion Minerals has advised that it has commenced workstreams to assess the merits of phasing the development of its flagship
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BHP Copper: Guidance for 2022 narrows to between 1020 and 1080 kt
BHP says its total copper production decreased by 12 per cent to 742 kt (the half year ending on 31
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Hydro to produce first near-zero carbon aluminium in 2022
In launching its new sustainability ambitions, Hydro has announced its intention to deliver its first commercial volumes of near-zero carbon
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Trigon Metals produces first concentrate at Kombat Mine, Namibia
TORONTO, ON – Trigon Metals has announced the first copper concentrates production at the Kombat Mine in Namibia on Thursday. Teams
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Hydro building solar park to power new extrusion press in Poland
Hydro will build a new photovoltaic power system at the aluminium extrusion plant in Trzcianka, Poland. The solar park is
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Europe’s aluminium smelters cut output due to rocketing power prices
Reuters reported that soaring electricity prices in Europe have triggered cuts in energy-intensive production of aluminium. Out of Europe’s total
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Alphamin finishes 2021 on a strong note
Alphamin Resources has reported record tin production from its Bisie mine, which it achieved during the final quarter of 2021.
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Amerigo exceeds its annual copper production guidance in Chile
Amerigo Resources has announced that the company produced 63.4 million pounds of copper from Minera Valle Central (MVC) in Chile
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Tin surges amid weak US dollar and strong Chinese market
LME tin prices have surged in the last few days, driven by weakness in the US dollar and strength in
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Alphamin produces record tin volumes in 4th quarter 2021
MAURITIUS – Alphamin Resources, a producer of 4% of the world’s mined tin from its high grade operation in the
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South32: Restart of Brazil Aluminium smelter using renewable power
South32 has announced to participate in a restart of the Alumar aluminium smelter (Brazil Aluminium), together with its joint venture
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Major countries based on largest cobalt reserves in the world
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has the largest cobalt reserves in the world, at some 3.6 million metric tons
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Kamoa-Kakula surpasses annual copper guidance, Phase 2 on track
TORONTO, CANADA – Ivanhoe Mines has announced that Kamoa-Kakula’s Phase 1, 3.8 million-tonne-per-annum (Mtpa) concentrator plant in the Democratic Republic
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Glencore closes sale of Ernest Henry Mine
Glencore and Evolution Mining Limited (Evolution) have today closed the sale and purchase of Glencore’s 100% interest in Ernest Henry
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