Sibanye Stillwater reports strong operational performance for 2020
JOHANNESBURG – Sibanye Stillwater, in its trading statement for the year ended 31 December 2020, advises that it expects to
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AMY achieves 99% manganese extraction for US stockpile project
American Manganese Inc. (AMY) has announced positive manganese extraction results for the Company’s Wenden Stockpile reclamation and advanced material processing
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Sasol to deliver strong set of results amid low oil prices
Sasol is expected to deliver a strong set of results for the six months ended 31 December 2020 (2021 financial
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MIDA minimill starts at Nucor Steel Florida
In December, thanks to the joint efforts of Danieli and Nucor teams, Nucor Steel Florida safely started on schedule, melting,
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Sibanye-Stillwater achieves solid operational performance
In its Production update for the year ended 31 December 2020, Sibanye-Stillwater says the Group operating performance was extremely pleasing,
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United States Steel takes over Big River Steel
United States Steel Corporation has closed its acquisition of the remaining equity of Big River Steel for approximately USD 774
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Rio Tinto to become first producer of high-quality scandium
SOREL-TRACY, Canada – Rio Tinto will become the first producer of high-quality scandium oxide in North America, with construction of
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Canada Nickel to use Glencore’s Kidd Concentrator
TORONTO – Canada Nickel Company Inc. has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Glencore Canada Corporation to examine
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US steel Industry and unions urge Biden to keep Trump’s steel tariffs
WASHINGTON, DC– Four of the main US steel industry associations and the United Steelworkers union have urged President-elect Joe Biden
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First Cobalt signs arrangements for refinery feedstock
TORONTO, ON – First Cobalt Corp. has announced long-term cobalt hydroxide feed arrangements with Glencore AG and IXM SA, a
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FCX awarded the Copper Mark for responsible production practices
PHOENIX, AR – Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) has announced the Copper Mark has been awarded to its first three sites: the
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Lonely manufacturer of spherical graphite outside China
As already reported, Syrah Resources has gone further than any graphite developer outside China in its attempt to develop an
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Syrah to produce graphite anode material in the USA
MELBOURNE, VIC – Syrah Resources has reported that it completed a bankable feasibility study to add 10ktpy of anode material
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AMY achieves 99.7% extraction of lithium-ion battery material
SURREY, B.C., CANADA – American Manganese Inc. (AMY) has reported that the RecycLiCo pilot plant leach stages achieved 99.7% extraction
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New aluminium alloys for die casters
Rio Tinto has presented a new family of unique aluminium alloys designed to entitle North American die-casters to enlarge their
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Barrick Gold listed again in Dow Jones Sustainability Index
TORONTO – Barrick Gold Corporation has retained its listing in the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index’s (DJSI) World Index, ranking
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High purity nickel-cobalt hydroxide recovery
American Manganese Inc. has reported on the successful recovery of high purity (99.98%) nickel-cobalt hydroxide from the NCA cathode scrap
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Can aluminium production really be emissions-free?
Rio Tinto and Alcoa Corporation have joined forces on the most significant innovation in the aluminium industry in more than
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Equinox begins production at Castle Mountain Gold Mine
VANCOUVER, BC – Equinox Gold Corp. has announced that commercial production has been achieved at its Castle Mountain Gold Mine
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Sasol divests its 50% interest in North American operation
JOHANNESBURG – The board of directors of Sasol has announced that Sasol Chemicals North America LLC(SCNA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
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SAP implementation in Barrick’s gold digital transformation
Barrick’s new transactional system, SAP S4 HANA, has gone live at Nevada Gold Mines and will be rolled out across
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TechMet gets investment to produce technology metals
DUBLIN/WASHINGTON DC – The US International Development Finance Corporation has made a $25 million investment into TechMet Ltd, a private
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Sasol’s LDPE unit achieves beneficial operation
Sasol has announced that the low-density polyethylene (LDPE) unit at the Lake Charles Chemicals Project (LCCP) achieved beneficial operation on
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AMY to extract manganese from US Mn-ore stockpile
SURREY, B.C., CANADA – American Manganese (AMY) has announced that the United States Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has awarded the
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Court case against Sibanye-Stillwater dismissed
JOHANNESBURG – Sibanye-Stillwater has advised that on 10 November 2020, a Brooklyn, New York, Federal Court dismissed with prejudice, a
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AMY acquires precipitation reactor to advance recycled cathode material
American Manganese Inc. (AMY) has acquired a specialized cathode precipitation reactor from an Asian supplier of commercial cathode precursor manufacturing
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Steel production recovers at Cleveland-Cliffs
According to Lourenco Goncalves, CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs, steel production has rebounded alongside the recovery in automotive production. All Big Three
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Kinross reports strong 2020 third-quarter results
Kinross Gold Corporation, in its results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2020, said it produced 603,312 attributable gold
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Sibanye US PGM operations suffer from Covid-19 restrictions
Compliance with COVID-19 protocols continued to affect productivity at the US PGM operations. Logistical constraints (transport of employees) and the
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BHP completes Shenzi Oil Transaction
BHP has announced that it has completed the transaction to acquire an additional 28 per cent working interest in Shenzi
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