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Copper

Africa Base Metals 

Jubilee produces first copper, PGM up by 34 %, chrome up by 72 %

April 5, 2021April 3, 2021 admin Copper, Jubilee Metals

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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Africa Base Metals 

Glencore completes sale of 73% stake in Mopani copper

April 2, 2021April 1, 2021 admin Copper, Glencore, Mopani copper mine, Zambia

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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Africa Base Metals 

Sable Refinery produces first copper and cobalt

April 1, 2021March 30, 2021 admin Cobalt, Copper, Project Roan, Sable Refinery

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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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Jacomynspan Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Project update

March 27, 2021March 25, 2021 admin Cobalt, Copper, nickel, Prieska Copper-Zinc Project

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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Africa Base Metals 

Kamoa-Kakula to produce copper concentrate using hydropower

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 admin Copper, Kamoa-Kakula

Kakula is expected to produce an extremely high grade and clean copper concentrate (containing over 55% copper) that will be

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Africa Base Metals 

Construction of Kamoa-Kakula project well underway

March 23, 2021March 22, 2021 admin Copper, DRC, Kamoa-Kakula

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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Base Metals World 

BHP economic outlook for base metals

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 admin BHP, Copper, nickel

The outlook for the short term remains uncertain, but with vaccine deployment underway, albeit with some uncertainty as to timing

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Africa Base Metals 

Kamoa-Kakula Project: Review of activities

March 17, 2021March 16, 2021 admin Copper, DRC, Kamoa-Kakula

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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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Ivanhoe Mines issues review of mine construction progress

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 admin Copper, DRC, Ivanhoe Mines, PGM metals

TORONTO, Canada ‒ Ivanhoe Mines has announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020. The highlights include:

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Prieska Copper-Zinc Project is officially “shovel-ready”

March 5, 2021March 4, 2021 admin Copper, Orion Minerals

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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Base Metals News 

Copper record prices fuelled by EV market and renewable energy

March 5, 2021March 4, 2021 admin Copper, Electric car

JOHANNESBURG – Interactive chart of historical daily COMEX copper prices over the past 5 years shows the current price of

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Africa Precious Metals South Africa 

Ivanplats arranges US$420 million financing for Platreef

February 19, 2021February 18, 2021 admin Copper, Gold, Ivanhoe Mines, Ivanplats, nickel, PGM metals, Platreef

MOKOPANE, South Africa – Ivanhoe Mines’ South African subsidiary, Ivanplats, has signed a non-binding term sheet with Orion Mine Finance,

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News World 

BHP has delivered strong operational performance

February 18, 2021February 17, 2021 admin BHP, Copper, Iron ore

BHP reports strong underlying operational performance for the half-year ended 31 December 2020, with record production achieved at Western Australia

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News World 

Anglo American copper production increased by 6%

February 8, 2021February 6, 2021 admin Anglo American, Copper, Manganese, nickel

LONDON  – In its ‘Production Report for the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2020’ Anglo American reports that the copper

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News World 

Glencore claims its assets performed well in difficult circumstances

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 admin Coal, Cobalt, Copper, Ferrochrome, Glencore, nickel, Zinc

BAAR, Switzerland – Glencore, in its Full Year 2020 Production Report, states that its own sourced copper production of 1,258,100

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

Update on Orion Minerals Australia’s projects

February 3, 2021February 2, 2021 admin Copper, Gold, nickel, PGM metals

FRASER RANGE – NICKEL-COPPER PROJECTS (Western Australia) Orion maintains a sizeable tenement package in the Fraser Range Province of Western

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Major copper acquisition on cards in the Northern Cape

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 admin Copper, Orion Minerals

MELBOURNE, Victoria – The securities of Orion Minerals Ltd will be placed in trading halt at the request of the

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Africa News South America 

Anglo American reports strong copper, iron ore and PGM production

January 31, 2021January 30, 2021 admin Anglo American, Copper, Iron ore, PGM metals

LONDON  – In its ‘Production Report for the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2020’ Anglo American reports the following highlights:

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Prieska copper reports excellent progress with early works activities

January 28, 2021January 27, 2021 admin Copper, Orion Minerals, Prieska Copper-Zinc Project, Zinc

MELBOURNE, Australia – Orion Minerals in its December 2020 Quarterly Activities Report reports continued positive progress with funding discussions for

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Orion intersects significant zones of Cu, Zn and PGE mineralisation

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 admin Copper, Orion Minerals, PGM metals, Zinc

Orion has announced highly encouraging results from high-impact exploration drilling programs targeting near-mine and regional volcanogenic massive sulphide copper-zinc and

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Africa Base Metals 

Glencore sells its stake in Mopani copper

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 admin Copper, Glencore, ZCCM-IH

BAAR, Switzerland – Glencore has announced that its subsidiary Carlisa Investments Corp., in which Glencore holds 81.2% of the shares,

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Base Metals South America 

Codelco to fund Rajo Inca project

January 18, 2021January 17, 2021 admin Codelco, Copper, Smelters

Codelco, a Chilean copper giant, has approved US$1.38 billion construction costs for its Rajo Inca structural project. According to Roskill,

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Africa Base Metals Ferrous Metals Precious Metals South Africa 

Jubilee Metals: Further Record Growth Achieved

January 15, 2021January 14, 2021 admin chromite, Cobalt, Copper, Jubilee Metals, PGM metals, Zambia

Jubilee’s operational growth during H2 2020 exceeded expectations despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. During H2 2020, the Company

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Base Metals World 

Copper prices spiral to 7-year high

December 18, 2020December 17, 2020 admin Copper

Not far from a benchmark of $8,000/t we need to point out that copper has historically been used by traders

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Africa Base Metals North America 

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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Base Metals World 

Copper rebounds rapidly to above pre-COVID-19 levels

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 admin Copper

The unexpectedly rapid rebound in LME copper prices to above pre-COVID-19 levels is aided by its large exposure to the dynamic

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New Technology Other Metals World 

Five things the world will need for a low-carbon future

December 1, 2020November 30, 2020 admin Copper, Lithium

Take clean energy technologies like wind, solar and batteries: each of these needs large amounts of minerals and metals to

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Africa Base Metals 

Zambian court stops KCM liquidation

November 24, 2020November 25, 2020 admin Copper, Konkola Copper Mines, Vedanta, ZCCM-IH

According to Lusaka Times, the Court of Appeal sitting at Ndola has ordered a halt to liquidation proceedings for Konkola

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Africa Base Metals 

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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Africa Base Metals 

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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REFRACTORIES & FURNACES

Latest from refractories materials industry
Refractories/Insulation 

Latest from refractories materials industry

August 15, 2025August 11, 2025 admin

The refractory materials industry is experiencing a mix of challenges and innovations, particularly with a focus on sustainability and the

RHI Magnesita introduces new refractory solutions contract model
Refractories/Insulation 

RHI Magnesita introduces new refractory solutions contract model

August 14, 2025August 11, 2025 admin
Refratechnik celebrates its 75 anniversary
Refractories/Insulation 

Refratechnik celebrates its 75 anniversary

June 16, 2025June 12, 2025 admin
Design features of modern induction furnaces
Refractories/Insulation 

Design features of modern induction furnaces

January 21, 2025January 17, 2025 admin

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PRODUCT NEWS

Xiangtan Iron & Steel to Upgrade MULPIC Cooling Line
Product News 

Xiangtan Iron & Steel to Upgrade MULPIC Cooling Line

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026 admin

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. Xiangtan Iron and Steel, China’s leading producer of heavy plates for challenging, intensive applications, has once again contracted

Dillinger improves blast furnace cooling with cast iron staves
Product News 

Dillinger improves blast furnace cooling with cast iron staves

January 28, 2026January 26, 2026 admin
Partial hearth repair in record time at Třinecké Železárny BF4
Product News 

Partial hearth repair in record time at Třinecké Železárny BF4

January 26, 2026January 23, 2026 admin
Tata Steel produces first coil after extensive CSP plant upgrade
Product News 

Tata Steel produces first coil after extensive CSP plant upgrade

January 23, 2026January 21, 2026 admin
High-performance radial forging machine to boost alloy production
Product News 

High-performance radial forging machine to boost alloy production

January 12, 2026January 9, 2026 admin
Xuân Thiện and Primetals to build two Green Steel plants in Vietnam
Product News 

Xuân Thiện and Primetals to build two Green Steel plants in Vietnam

December 30, 2025December 28, 2025 admin
Grinding classification system for maximized implementation efficiency
Product News 

Grinding classification system for maximized implementation efficiency

December 23, 2025December 19, 2025 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
Services 

HBIS Wusteel signs maintenance contracts with Primetals

June 1, 2021May 31, 2021 admin
Shutdown services tailored to suit customers
Services World 

Shutdown services tailored to suit customers

March 3, 2021March 2, 2021 admin

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