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MIDA minimill starts at Nucor Steel Florida

January 30, 2021January 29, 2021 admin Danieli, Nucor Steel, steelmaking, USA

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

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 admin Gold, PGM metals, Sibanye Stillwater, USA

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

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 admin Big River Steel, US Steel, USA

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

January 19, 2021January 18, 2021 admin Rio Tinto, 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

January 18, 2021January 17, 2021 admin Canada Nickel, Glencore, nickel

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

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 admin Steel, steelmaking, USA

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

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 admin Cobalt, First Cobalt Corp., Glencore

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

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 admin Cobalt, Copper, Freeport-McMoRan

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

December 12, 2020December 11, 2020 admin China, Spherical Graphite, USA

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

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 admin Graphite, Syrah Resources

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

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 admin American Manganese, Canada, Cobalt, Lithium, Manganese, nickel, Pilot plant

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

November 29, 2020November 28, 2020 admin Aluminium alloy, Die casters, foundry materials, Rio Tinto

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

November 28, 2020November 27, 2020 admin Barrick Gold, Dow Jones Sustainability Index, Gold

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

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 admin American Manganese, Cobalt, nickel

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?

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 admin Alcoa, Aluminium, Elysis, Rio Tinto

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

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 admin Castle Mountain Gold Mine, Equinox Gold Corp., USA

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

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 admin Sasol

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

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 admin Barrick Gold, Nevada Gold Mines, USA

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

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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Sasol’s LDPE unit achieves beneficial operation

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 admin Lake Charles Chemicals Project, Low-density polyethylene unit, Sasol, USA

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

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 admin American Manganese, Manganese

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

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 admin SA gold operations, Sibanye Stillwater, USA

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

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 admin Americas, Cathode precipitation reactor, Lithium, Lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide, USA

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

November 10, 2020November 11, 2020 admin Americas, Cleveland-Cliffs, Steel, steelmaking, USA

According to Lourenco Goncalves, CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs, steel production has rebounded alongside the recovery in automotive production. All Big Three