Yunnan tin smelters close as drought limits power
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
Hydro sells its rolling business, strengthen its low-carbon aluminium
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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Malaysian MSC cease all tin smelting operations
MSC will be closed until the 9 June due to the new COVID lockdown issued in Malaysia. The company has
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HULAMIN: turnaround plan to return to profitability
Following operational disruptions in 2019 and 2020, Hulamin developed and implemented a turnaround plan to return to profitability and strong
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Foran’s Mcllvenna Bay to become carbon-neutral copper project
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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Bauxite residue activation for sustainable cement production
On the 1st of November 2020 LafargeHolcim, in cooperation with 20 partners across 12 European countries, launched the ambitious 4
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Alcoa explores technology to reduce carbon emissions in alumina refining
PITTSBURGH – Alcoa Corporation has announced a development project with the potential to significantly reduce carbon emissions in the alumina
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Kamoa-Kakula feeds first ore into the 3.8 Mtpa copper concentrator plant
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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Eliminating greenhouse gas in aluminium sector
Aluminium is a critical enabler of sustainable economic development. Lightweight, strong, durable, conductive and recyclable aluminium products are essential enablers
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Alphamin unaffected by the volcanic eruption in Goma
MAURITIUS – Alphamin Resources Corporation wishes to express its sincere condolences to the people of Goma following the loss of
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Kakula concentrator to produce first copper concentrate within weeks
Overall progress of Kamoa-Kakula’s first phase, 3.8-Mtpa mining and milling operation (covering mine infrastructure, concentrator plant and surface infrastructure) now
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Cobalt to be less volatile over the years ahead
Roskill in a keynote speech at the 2021 Cobalt Conference provided a comprehensive market summary for cobalt, reviewing market dynamics
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Modernisation of Kipushi zinc mine’s underground infrastructure
The Kipushi copper-zinc-germanium-silver-lead mine in the DRC is adjacent to the town of Kipushi and approximately 30 kilometres southwest of
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Glencore to resume operations at Mutanda Co-Cu mine in 2022
Glencore plans to restart operations at its Democratic Republic of Congo Mutanda cobalt mine that also produces huge amounts of copper
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En+ announces intention to demerge high carbon assets
En+ Group, the world’s largest producer of low-carbon aluminium and independent hydropower, warmly welcomes the announcement by its listed subsidiary
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Tin to help achieve extreme fast charging EV batteries
Pioneering lithium-ion battery start-up StoreDot is focusing on silicon and tin to achieve extreme fast charging. Their first five-minute batteries
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EV supply chain majors pilot solution for end-to-end cobalt traceability
Baar, Switzerland – Major metals and mining companies CMOC, Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) and Glencore in collaboration with battery material
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Alphamin confirms high grade tin mineralisation at Mpama South
Mauritius – Alphamin Resources, a producer of 4% of the world’s mined tin from its high-grade operation in the Democratic
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AfriTin proves feasibility of Uis expansion
AfriTin Mining has released the results of its Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for the Uis Tin Mine. The DFS confirms
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Alphamin announces record Q1 2021 earnings
MAURITIUS – Alphamin Resources, a producer of 4% of the world’s mined tin from its high grade operation in the
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Malaysia tin smelter “no longer able to handle usual volume”
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) has published a notice to suppliers detailing continued issues at its Butterworth smelter. Last week, the
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Okiep Copper study confirms potential for early cash flow
Scoping Study has been completed for a proposed ‘proof-of-concept’-scale copper mining operation at the brownfields Okiep Copper Project, located in
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Jubilee assesses copper and gold assets in Cyprus
United Kingdom – Jubilee, a metals processing company refers to the announcement released yesterday by Caerus Mineral Resources (“Caerus”), an
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Project Roan delivers first copper material to the Sable Refinery
As previously announced, during 2020, Jubilee entered into joint venture agreements to secure rights to process over 300 million tonnes
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Orion acquires Okiep Copper Mine for R649m
During the last quarter, Orion entered into an agreement giving it exclusive rights and a clear pathway to acquire and
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EGA starts up first section of smelter expansion
United Arab Emirates – Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas,
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South32 set a year to date production record at Brazil Alumina
South32 in its Quarterly Report March 2021, reports that net cash increased by US$242M to US$517M in the quarter as
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BHP Produces six per cent less copper in 9 months
Total copper production decreased by six percent to 1,233 kt. Guidance for the 2021 financial year increased to between 1,535
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ELYSIS selects Alma smelter for 450 kA inert anode prototype cells
MONTREAL – ELYSIS has announced it has selected the Alma smelter, operated by Rio Tinto in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, for the
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Anglo American increases copper production by 9%
Copper production increased by 9% to 160,300 tonnes, due to strong operational performance at both Los Bronces and Collahuasi. Production
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