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Base Metals

Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

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

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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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Africa Base Metals 

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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Africa Base Metals 

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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Base Metals 

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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Base Metals 

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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Base Metals 

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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Base Metals 

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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Base Metals 

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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Base Metals Precious Metals 

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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Base Metals Ferrous Metals Non-Metal 

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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Base Metals 

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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Base Metals 

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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Base Metals 

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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Base Metals 

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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Base Metals 

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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Base Metals 

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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Base Metals 

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

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Base Metals 

EU imposes duties on Chinese aluminium extrusions imports

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 admin Aluminium, Europe, European Union

The EU Commission has imposed temporary duties ranging 30.4% to 48% on Chinese aluminium extrusion imports. The investigation is expected

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Base Metals 

Orion commences high-impact exploration drilling for copper

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 admin Africa, Copper, Prieska Copper-Zinc Project, South Africa

Orion Minerls has announced that drilling has commenced with two diamond rigs operating at the Kielder Project, located 15km from

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Base Metals 

Improvement of fatigue life of aluminium alloys by 25 times

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 admin Aluminium, Aluminium alloy, Australia

Published in the journal Nature Communications, a research work done by Monash University engineers has demonstrated improvements in the fatigue

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Base Metals Recycling &Environment 

Aluminium: eco-friendly pitch to reduce emissions by 60%

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 admin Aluminium, Environment, Europe, pollution, Russia, Smelters

As part of its environmental modernization program, RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, plans to completely switch the reduction area

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Base Metals 

Ghana to impose duties on aluminium from China

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 admin Africa, Aluminium, China, Ghana

Ghana International Trade Commission has ruled that aluminium coils and circles from China are being dumped onto the Ghanaian domestic

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Base Metals 

Electric cars and Formula E powered by nickel

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 admin BHP, Elon Musk, Formula E, lithium-ion battery, nickel, Tesla, World

During the recent ‘battery day’ event held by Tesla, Musk called on resources companies to increase their nickel production, to

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Base Metals 

JUBILEE METALS: Update on Project Elephant

October 18, 2020October 18, 2020 admin Africa, Copper, Copper concentrator, Copper refinery, Sable Refinery, Tailings, Zambia

As announced on 18 June 2020, Jubilee has secured the rights to approximately 150 million tonnes of copper containing surface

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Base Metals 

Alphamin reports increased tin recoveries and throughput

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 admin Alphamin Resources, Bisie Tin Project, Tin

Alphamin Resources Corp. reports that run-of-mine volumes processed increased 5% to 96,086 tons for the quarter ended September 2020. Underground

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Base Metals 

Hulamin’s order books approach pre-Covid19 levels

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 admin Africa, Aluminium, Aluminium rolled products, Hulamin, South Africa

Up to the end of September 2020, Hulamin recorded 497 positive Covid-19 tests. Hulamin management teams have subsequently returned to

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Base Metals 

Vedanta Zinc produces 36% less zinc in Q1FY2021

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 admin Namibia, South Africa, Vedanta, Zinc

Vedanta Zinc International has reported that total production for the first quarter of FY2021 was 38,000 tonnes, lower by 36%

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Base Metals 

ZCCM-IH plans to increase stake in mines

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 admin Africa, Copper, Zambia, ZCCM-IH

ZCCM-IH (formerly Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines or ZCCM) will take up a more active role as an investor in the

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Base Metals 

Chairman’s update on the Toral lead, zinc, silver project

October 15, 2020October 14, 2020 admin Europa Metals, Europe, Lead, Silver, Spain, Toral Project, Zinc

Throughout the last financial year, we have continued to advance Johannesburg-listed Europa Metals Ltd’s wholly-owned Toral lead, zinc, and silver

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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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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
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HBIS Wusteel signs maintenance contracts with Primetals

June 1, 2021May 31, 2021 admin
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