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New state-of-the-art zinc smelter plant with zero liquid discharge

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 admin Hindustan Zinc, India, Smelters, Zinc

GANDHINAGAR – Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL), the largest zinc producer in India and among the top five globally, has signed

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Zambia to keep copper assets amid rising production

November 22, 2020November 21, 2020 admin Copper, Glencore, Mopani copper mine, ZCCM-IH

LUSAKA – Zambian Government believes bondholders won’t seize its mining assets because it defaulted on part of its debt last

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Tragedy at Gamsberg mine sends zinc soaring

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 admin Gamsberg Mine, Vedanta, Zinc

AGGENEYS, RSA – The management of Vedanta Zinc International (VZI)’s Gamsberg Mine (Black Mountain Mining (Pty) Ltd), and Aveng Moolmans

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Colombia imports UAE smelting technology

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 admin Aluminium, EGA, NEO Aluminio, UAE

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas,

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Glencore may strike deal with Zambia over Mopani Copper

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 admin Copper, Zambia

Bloomberg News has reported that Zambian Mines Ministry was likely to announce a deal in December on the government’s ongoing

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Alvance invests in new aluminium recycling and casting plant

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 admin Aluminium, Smelters, UK

ALVANCE Aluminium, a member of Sanjeev Gupta’s sustainable industry leader GFG Alliance, has today announced a £94m investment package to

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Toral project step closer towards production

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 admin Europa Metals, Lead, Toral Project, Zinc

Europa Metals, the European focused lead-zinc and silver developer, has announce results from an independent Preliminary Economic Study in respect

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TechMet gets investment to produce technology metals

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 admin Brazil, Canada, Lithium, nickel, Rare earth metals, Rwanda, Tin, Tungsten, USA

DUBLIN/WASHINGTON DC – The US International Development Finance Corporation has made a $25 million investment into TechMet Ltd, a private

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Sumitomo wants to bring Ambatovy Nickel back on stream

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 admin Ambatovy Nickel, Madagascar, nickel

JAPAN – Sumitomo has recently publicized that it intends to resume operations in February 2021 at its 54% owned Ambatovy

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New and only copper mine in Botswana begins operation

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 admin Boseto concentrator, Botswana, Copper, Khoemacau Mining, Silver

Khoemacau Mining’s copper mine in Botswana is expected to start production in 2021 with the initial annual output at 60 000

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Vale launches new attempt to sell nickel mine

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 admin New Caledonia, nickel, Vale

CANADA – Vale has announced that its subsidiary Vale Canada Limited (VCL) has entered into exclusivity for 30 days with

Base Metals World

Nickel demand is driven by EV batteries manufacturers

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 admin EV battery, McKinsey, nickel, stainless steel

Based on a report published by McKinsey & Company, global demand for nickel is expected to increase from 2.2 million

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Kamoa-Kakula Copper Project update

November 9, 2020November 11, 2020 admin Africa, Copper, DRC, Ivanhoe Mines, Kamoa-Kakula

Overall progress of Ivanhoe Mines Kamoa-Kakula’s first-phase in the DRC, 3.8 Mtpa mining and milling operation (covering mine infrastructure, concentrator

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Kamoa-Kakula Copper achieves another monthly record

November 7, 2020November 11, 2020 admin Africa, Copper, DRC, Ivanhoe Mines, Kamoa-Kakula

Ivanhoe Mines has announced today that underground development at the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo totalled

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Vale increases its nickel and copper production

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 admin Coal, Copper, nickel, Vale

Vale reports that production of finished nickel was of 47.1 kt in 3Q2020, while sales volumes reached 58.2 kt, an

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Orion receives prestigious award for its copper-zinc project

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 admin Africa, Australia, Copper, Orion Minerals, South Africa, Zinc

Orion Minerals has received the inaugural Emerging ESG Leader Award at AAMEG Africa Awards (AAMEG – The Australia-Africa Minerals &

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Jubilee nearly doubles its rights to copper tailings in Zambia

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 admin Africa, Cobalt, Copper, Jubilee Metals, Zambia

Jubilee Metals Group has announced that it has successfully concluded further copper tailings transactions to secure the rights to an

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Nickel rallies amid Chinese stainless steel recovery

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 admin Asia, China, nickel, stainless steel

Nickel, like most commodities in 2020 has been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown measures. According to

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Cobalt sees production cuts and logistic disruptions

November 3, 2020November 2, 2020 admin Cobalt, DRC, Roskill, World

According to Roskill, cobalt demand growth is expected to slow down in 2020, as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has severely

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Orion Minerals update on Australian projects

November 3, 2020November 2, 2020 admin Australia, Fraser Range Project, Orion Minerals, Walhalla Gold and Polymetals Project

Orion Minerals, the owners of SA’s Prieska copper-zinc project, maintains a sizeable tenement package in the Fraser Range Province of

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All Glencore metals production down except for zinc

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 admin Coal, Cobalt, Copper, Ferrochrome, Glencore, oil, Zinc

Glencore, in its “Third Quarter 2020 Production Report” says that its own sourced copper production of 934,700 tonnes was 81,100

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Prieska Copper-Zinc is now fully-permitted project

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 admin Copper, Orion Minerals, Prieska Copper-Zinc Project, Zinc

Orion Minerals has secured final permits for new South African copper-zinc mine, prepares for early site works and restarts exciting

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Roskill to release copper outlook up to 2030

November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 admin Copper, Roskill, World

According to a Roskill preliminary update, LME copper prices fell 27% from $6,301/t in January to $4,617/t in March. But

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Anglo American reports on base metals production

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 admin Anglo American, Copper, Manganese, nickel, World

Anglo American, in its production report for the third quarter ended 30 September 2020, says its copper production increased by

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BHP copper production drops but guidance remains unchanged

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 admin Americas, BHP, Chile, Copper

Total copper production decreased by four per cent to 413 kt. Guidance for the 2021 financial year remains unchanged at

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Slovakia’s aluminium extrusion plant earns ASI certification

October 27, 2020October 26, 2020 admin Aluminium, Europe, Extrusion plant, Slovakia

Hydro’s aluminium extrusion plant in Slovakia is now certified according to the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s Performance Standard. This recognizes the

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Kakula Copper enters zone of ultra-high-grade ore

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 admin Africa, Copper, DRC, Ivanhoe Mines, Kakula Mine

Robert Friedland and Yufeng “Miles” Sun, Co-Chairmen of Ivanhoe Mines, have announced that excellent progress is being made advancing underground

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Mozal and Hillside Aluminium smelters operate at max capacity

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 admin Africa, Americas, Australia, Brazil, Brazil Alumina, Hillside Aluminium, Mozal Aluminium, Mozambique, South Africa, Worsley Alumina

South32 Continued to operate aluminium smelters at their maximum technical capacity despite the impact of load-shedding. South Africa’s Hillside Aluminium