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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Base Metals
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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Vedanta zinc production South Africa falls, whilst in India ups
India’s multinational mining giant Vedanta, one of the world’s leading oil & gas and metals companies, has reported its production
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Ten key developments in the metal and oil industries in 2022
Wood Mackenzie says its 2021 predictions stood the test of time pretty well. Crude prices rose, more oil and gas companies
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Tin the target in San Bartolomé expansion
Andean Precious Metals Corporation (APM) has confirmed the launch of an Expansion Study on its San Bartolomé mine, an important
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Lundin Mining to acquire world-class Josemaria copper-gold project
Lundin Mining has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Josemaria Resources to acquire all of its
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BHP suffers defeat, loses Noront Resources
Melbourne, Victoria – BHP Lonsdale Investments, a wholly owned subsidiary of BHP, has announced that it will not increase or
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First copper concentrate produced in Namibia by Trigon Metals
Trigon Metals has announced today that Friday, 17 December 2021, marked the first flotation of copper concentrate at the newly
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AfriTin breaks Uis production record
AfriTin Mining has been operating its Uis tin mine in Namibia since late 2019, but results from the most recent
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Disappointing second half of the year for Hulamin
Hulamin managed to turn a decent first half into a poor full year result. The company experienced a subdued start
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BHP fights potentially lost battle for copper, nickel, PGM company
BHP’s proposed acquisition of Noront has come to a standstill, for now. The mining major has been bidding against Australia’s
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Alba Line 6 to be a catalyst in Bahrain’s aluminium downstream park
Adding more than half million (mtpa) to Alba’s 1 million mtpa production, the company takes its nameplate capacity to more than
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