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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Base Metals
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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Tin smelter relocated, producing at 90% capacity
Tin recovered from an end-February stumble in the base metals complex. The price now sits at nearly US$ 26,000/tonne. Three
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Rio Tinto sells its first aluminium-scandium alloy for 3D printing
MONTREAL – Rio Tinto has signed an agreement to provide a first commercial batch of high-performance aluminium-scandium alloy from its
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BHP nickel refinery to reduce emissions
BHP has signed a renewable power purchasing agreement to supply up to 50% of its electricity needs at the Kwinana
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Hydro Pioneer Solution for Bauxite Tailing Dams
A new solution for storing dried tailings from Hydro’s Paragominas bauxite mine in Brazil replaces the need for raising and
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RUSAL attracts $1 bln for aluminium smelter construction
Moscow – RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, has announced that it signed and started the drawdown of a syndicated
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Tsumeb smelter’s Ausmelt furnace maintenance extends to 40 days
TORONTO – Dundee Precious Metals has updated information on the planned Ausmelt furnace maintenance at the Company’s Tsumeb smelter in
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Alphamin achieves record fourth quarter production
MAURITIUS – Alphamin Resources, a producer of 4% of the world’s mined tin from its high grade operation in the
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RUSAL to modernise aluminium smelters in 2021
Moscow – RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, will invest RUB 4.5 bn this year in modernizing the Sayanogorsk and
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Prieska Copper-Zinc Project is officially “shovel-ready”
During the half-year, Orion Minerals continued to progress its portfolio of South African base metal projects, with the main focus
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Copper record prices fuelled by EV market and renewable energy
JOHANNESBURG – Interactive chart of historical daily COMEX copper prices over the past 5 years shows the current price of
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