AFRICA: Nickel role in the battery revolution
Fitch Solutions maintains its view that nickel will be the key beneficiary of EV adoption among the backdrop of other
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Base Metals
Tin boosts silicon performance in lithium-ion batteries
Tin nanoparticles are key to stabilising silicon-graphite anodes in lithium-ion batteries, according to the latest published research. This work adds
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MSC furnaces fail amidst smelter move
Malaysia Smelting Corporation, the world’s third-largest refined tin producer, is having issues at its Butterworth smelter.The Butterworth smelter has five
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Hydro has set out a clear strategic direction toward 2025 and aims to strengthen its position in low-carbon aluminium, while
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Nornickel agreed with Johnson Matthey on critical supply of nickel and cobalt
Moscow – Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum, cobalt and copper, has signed
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RUSAL completes acquisition of Aluminium Rheinfelden in Germany
Russian aluminium producer RUSAL has completed the acquisition of Aluminium Rheinfelden GmbH following approval by the German Federal Cartel Office
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Rio Tinto Pact with Turquoise Hill Resources for Oyu Tolgoi
Rio Tinto has entered into a binding Heads of Agreement with Turquoise Hill Resources for an updated funding plan for
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CATL pays $137.5 million stake in DRC cobalt mine
Contemporary Amperex Technology or CATL,China’s battery maker, reported its branch would take 25% share in China Molybdenum’s Kisanfu copper-cobalt mine
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Alfeco acquires Hulamin’s Gauteng aluminium extrusions business
Sandton – Integrated, South African metals company, Alfeco Group has recently acquired the Hulamin Extrusions plant based in Olifantsfontein, Midrand.
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En+ Metals produces breakthrough aluminium with world’s lowest carbon footprint
The Metals segment of En+ Group, the world’s largest producer of low carbon aluminium and independent hydropower, has announced that
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Ban on alcohol sales blamed on poor performance
Hulamin faced strong headwinds during 2020. Local and export sales were impacted by Covid-19 related slowdowns across the local and
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Hulamin Aluminium announces lacklustre performance
Pietermaritzburg – Having implemented turnaround actions initiated in 2019, both Hulamin Rolled Products and Hulamin Extrusions started 2020 with expectations
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China tin smelters halt production
Small and medium-sized smelters in Gejiu, China, could suspend their refining processes due to environmental checks. This round of environmental
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Fuming furnaces to close for environmental checks
From the end of March, a number of tin fuming furnaces in the Chinese province of Yunnan will be closed
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Roskill expresses concern over cobalt sourcing
The cobalt sector has come under increased scrutiny due to supply chain concerns, and allegations of child labour at mine
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Tin perovskite solar cell performance now close to silicon
Perfecting the tin chemistry of a conductive layer within tin perovskite solar cells (PSC) is the latest improvement to boost
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Jubilee produces first copper, PGM up by 34 %, chrome up by 72 %
Jubilee Metals Group’s South African operations maintained their growth trajectory during the six-month period ended 31 December 2020 on the
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Bauba projects adversely affected by chrome price and forex
The cash flow forecast prepared by Bauba management, based on current available information, indicates that the group will have funds
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Glencore completes sale of 73% stake in Mopani copper
Glencore has announced that its subsidiary Carlisa Investments Corp., in which Glencore holds 81.2% of the shares, completed the sale
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Sable Refinery produces first copper and cobalt
Jubilee Metals Group’s Sable Refinery in Zambia achieved early earnings from its copper and cobalt production as part of securing
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Jacomynspan Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Project update
Significant shallow high-grade nickel-copper-cobalt-PGE intercept confirms strong open pit potential at Jacomynspan Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Project, located 80km NW of the Prieska
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Aluminium smelter to shed load to protect the power grid
Alcoa Corporation has announced new agreements with multiple power generators for the Portland Aluminium Smelter in the Australian state of
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Kamoa-Kakula to produce copper concentrate using hydropower
Kakula is expected to produce an extremely high grade and clean copper concentrate (containing over 55% copper) that will be
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Construction of Kamoa-Kakula project well underway
Engineering, procurement and construction of the second phase of the project, which will double the mine’s processing capacity from 3.8
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PROJECT UPDATE: Kipushi to produce 381 000 t of zinc concentrate
The Kipushi copper-zinc-germanium-silver-lead mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is adjacent to the town of Kipushi and approximately
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BHP economic outlook for base metals
The outlook for the short term remains uncertain, but with vaccine deployment underway, albeit with some uncertainty as to timing
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Kamoa-Kakula Project: Review of activities
TORONTO, Canada ‒ The Kamoa-Kakula Project, 39.6%-owned by Ivanhoe Mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is a joint venture
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Ivanhoe Mines issues review of mine construction progress
TORONTO, Canada ‒ Ivanhoe Mines has announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020. The highlights include:
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Nickel demand expected to recover in 2021
In 2020, the nickel market was strongly impacted by the global slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lockdown measures implemented
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AfriTin quarterly production exceeds expectations
AfriTin Mining has announced that it produced some 300 tonnes of concentrate from its Uis tin mine in Namibia in
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