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Base Metals

Base Metals North America 

EnviroLeach recovers over four fifths of tin contained in circuit boards

July 2, 2021July 1, 2021 admin Tin

Canadian e-waste recycler EnviroLeach have released new results showing that their environmentally friendly, cost-efficient process consistently recovers over four fifths

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Base Metals 

Four factors behind the metals price rally

June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 admin Metallurgy

As economies reopen in various parts of the world, the price of some commodities has soared, including the prices of

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

SkyTEM Survey underway at Okiep Copper Project

June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 admin Okiep Copper, Orion Minerals

Orion Minerals Limited (ASX/JSE: ORN) (Orion or the Company) is pleased to announce that the Okiep District SkyTEMTM helicopter borne

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Base Metals 

TRIMET Aluminium starts test operation of its virtual battery

June 27, 2021June 26, 2021 admin Aluminium

TRIMET Aluminium SE started the trial operation of its virtual battery in May 2021. Initial research work began six years

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Base Metals Europe 

Serbia to become second largest copper producer in Europe

June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 admin Copper, Serbia

China’s mining company Zijin Mining announced the start of trial production in the upper-zone of Serbian world-class Čukaru Peki copper

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Asia Base Metals 

China’s production of secondary aluminium to triple by 2030

June 23, 2021June 22, 2021 admin Aluminium, China

Russia’s Rusal, the largest aluminium producer, said that China’s production of secondary aluminium will almost triple by the end of

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

Rio Tinto partners with ARENA to reduce emissions in alumina refineries

June 23, 2021June 22, 2021 admin Alumina

Rio Tinto has partnered with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to study whether hydrogen can replace natural gas in alumina

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals New Technology 

Renewable energy to be tested for alumina refining

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 admin Alumina

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is awarding Alcoa of Australia AUD 11.3 million toward testing the potential use of renewable

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Base Metals North America 

Befesa SA will acquire 100% of American Zinc Recycling

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 admin USA, Zinc

American Zinc Recycling LLC, a leading provider of environmental services to the US steel industry, announced that Luxembourg based Befesa

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Africa Base Metals 

Stable Uis production provides AfriTin with strong base for expansion

June 18, 2021June 17, 2021 admin AfriTin, Tin, Uis processing plant

AfriTin Mining has announced that tin concentrate production during the first quarter of the 2022 Financial Year exceeded expectations.The Uis

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Base Metals Europe 

Cornish Metals updates mineral resource for its tin project

June 18, 2021June 17, 2021 admin Tin, UK

Exploration and development company Cornish Metals has announced an updated Mineral Resource Estimate for its South Crofty tin project. The

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Africa Base Metals 

Ivanhoe Mines releases copper production guidance for 2021

June 16, 2021June 14, 2021 admin Copper, DRC, Ivanhoe Mines, Kamoa-Kakula

Ivanhoe’s guidance for contained copper in concentrate expected to be produced by the Kamoa-Kakula Project for the balance of 2021

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Africa Base Metals 

N$6,5 billion approved for Skorpion Zinc revival

June 16, 2021June 14, 2021 admin Namibia, Vedanta, Zinc

According to The Namibian, Vedanta Zinc International, the parent company of Skorpion Zinc Mine, plans to invest N$6,5 billion into

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Africa Base Metals 

Kamoa-Kakula’s off-take agreements for blister copper and concentrate

June 15, 2021June 14, 2021 admin Copper, DRC, Ivanhoe Mines

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Ivanhoe Mines has announced that Kamoa Copper SA –the operating company of the joint venture

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Africa Base Metals 

Lualaba Copper Smelter to produce 99% blister copper for Kamoa Copper

June 14, 2021June 13, 2021 admin Copper, DRC, Ivanhoe Mines, Kamoa-Kakula

Kamoa Copper signed a 10-year agreement with the Lualaba Copper Smelter, located outside the town of Kolwezi, for the processing

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Africa Base Metals 

AMS awarded contract for mining services at Motheo copper project

June 14, 2021June 13, 2021 admin Botswana, Copper

Perenti Global has reported that its surface mining subsidiary in Africa, African Mining Services (AMS), was awarded the contract for

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Base Metals 

Copper: Mine expansions and no shortage of smelting capacity

June 12, 2021June 11, 2021 admin Copper, Smelters

According to Wood Mackenzie, there is more than enough copper supply to meet medium term requirements. With mine expansions coming

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Base Metals Europe 

Salzburger Aluminium starts production at its new site in Slovakia

June 12, 2021June 11, 2021 admin Aluminium, Slovakia

SAG Slovakia, a 100 % owned subsidiary of the Salzburger Aluminium Group, started production at its new site in the

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Africa Base Metals 

Alphamin continues to intercept high grade tin mineralisation

June 11, 2021June 10, 2021 admin Alphamin Resources, DRC, Tin

Alphamin Resources, a producer of 4% of the world’s mined tin from its high-grade operation in the Democratic Republic of

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Base Metals 

High copper prices could slow demand for electric vehicles

June 11, 2021June 10, 2021 admin Copper, Electric car

According to Wood Mackenzie, prices for copper (along with several other mined commodities) do not reflect fundamentals – the dynamics

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Asia Base Metals 

Yunnan tin smelters close as drought limits power

June 9, 2021June 8, 2021 admin China, Smelters, Tin

In China, the majority of tin smelters are concentrated in Yunnan province, in the southwest of the country. The province

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Base Metals News 

Hydro sells its rolling business, strengthen its low-carbon aluminium

June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 admin Aluminium, Hydro

Hydro has completed the sale of its rolling business area. Going forward, Hydro will strengthen its position in low-carbon aluminium,

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Asia Base Metals 

Malaysian MSC cease all tin smelting operations

June 7, 2021June 5, 2021 admin Malaysia, Smelters, Tin

MSC will be closed until the 9 June due to the new COVID lockdown issued in Malaysia. The company has

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

HULAMIN: turnaround plan to return to profitability

May 31, 2021May 30, 2021 admin Aluminium, Hulamin

Following operational disruptions in 2019 and 2020, Hulamin developed and implemented a turnaround plan to return to profitability and strong

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

Foran’s Mcllvenna Bay to become carbon-neutral copper project

May 31, 2021May 30, 2021 admin carbon neutral, Copper

Foran Mining Corporation has announced that its 100% owned Mcllvenna Bay deposit will become the world’s first carbon neutral copper

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Base Metals Europe New Technology 

Bauxite residue activation for sustainable cement production

May 30, 2021May 28, 2021 admin Bauxite

On the 1st of November 2020 LafargeHolcim, in cooperation with 20 partners across 12 European countries, launched the ambitious 4

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

Alcoa explores technology to reduce carbon emissions in alumina refining

May 29, 2021May 28, 2021 admin Aluminium

PITTSBURGH – Alcoa Corporation has announced a development project with the potential to significantly reduce carbon emissions in the alumina

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Africa Base Metals 

Kamoa-Kakula feeds first ore into the 3.8 Mtpa copper concentrator plant

May 28, 2021May 27, 2021 admin DRC, Kamoa-Kakula

In April 2021, the Kakula Mine mined 357,000 tonnes of ore grading 5.70% copper, including 121,000 tonnes grading 8.40% copper

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Base Metals Recycling &Environment 

Eliminating greenhouse gas in aluminium sector

May 28, 2021May 27, 2021 admin Aluminium, Green Energy

Aluminium is a critical enabler of sustainable economic development. Lightweight, strong, durable, conductive and recyclable aluminium products are essential enablers

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Africa Base Metals 

Alphamin unaffected by the volcanic eruption in Goma

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 admin Alphamin Resources, DRC, Tin

MAURITIUS – Alphamin Resources Corporation wishes to express its sincere condolences to the people of Goma following the loss of

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REFRACTORIES & FURNACES

Metal melting and energy saving in melting furnaces
Refractories/Insulation 

Metal melting and energy saving in melting furnaces

August 28, 2026August 26, 2026 admin

In today’s world, a large proportion of metal smelted from ore or secondary waste is made using melting furnaces that

Design features of modern induction furnace units
Refractories/Insulation 

Design features of modern induction furnace units

August 28, 2026August 26, 2026 admin
Refractories: Imerys acquires US’s Great Lakes Minerals
Refractories/Insulation 

Refractories: Imerys acquires US’s Great Lakes Minerals

July 7, 2026July 3, 2026 admin
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Refractories/Insulation 

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August 15, 2025August 11, 2025 admin

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PRODUCT NEWS

Primetals to Establish First Large-Scale U.S. Merchant Pig Iron Producer
Product News 

Primetals to Establish First Large-Scale U.S. Merchant Pig Iron Producer

September 15, 2026September 14, 2026 admin

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. Primetals Technologies has recently completed a concept and economic study for MagIron that evaluates the development of

Primetals Technologies and Inovance Strengthen Collaboration
Product News 

Primetals Technologies and Inovance Strengthen Collaboration

September 7, 2026September 3, 2026 admin
thyssenkrupp Steel issues final acceptance for slab caster at Duisburg site
Product News 

thyssenkrupp Steel issues final acceptance for slab caster at Duisburg site

September 4, 2026August 31, 2026 admin
KG Steel Selects Primetals for PLTCM Modernization in Dangjin, Korea
Product News 

KG Steel Selects Primetals for PLTCM Modernization in Dangjin, Korea

August 18, 2026August 17, 2026 admin
Electra Mining showcases the technologies shaping tomorrow’s industry
Product News 

Electra Mining showcases the technologies shaping tomorrow’s industry

August 7, 2026August 4, 2026 admin
Nucor Corporation to revamp its continuous caster
Product News 

Nucor Corporation to revamp its continuous caster

August 6, 2026August 4, 2026 admin
China’s Lidao orders technology control systems for aluminium foil mill
Base Metals Product News 

China’s Lidao orders technology control systems for aluminium foil mill

July 30, 2026July 28, 2026 admin

SERVICES

Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces
Services 

Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 admin

Paul Wurth, part of SMS group, has completed its work relining the blast furnaces of ArcelorMittal’s Juiz de Fora steel

Maersk intends to form joint venture with Grindrod in South Africa
Services 

Maersk intends to form joint venture with Grindrod in South Africa

December 4, 2021December 3, 2021 admin
HBIS Wusteel signs maintenance contracts with Primetals
Services 

HBIS Wusteel signs maintenance contracts with Primetals

June 1, 2021May 31, 2021 admin
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