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Base Metals

Centaurus raises A$46.9m for Jaguar advancement
1st August 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Base metals developer Centaurus Metals will raise A$46.9-million in a share placement to advance its Jaguar nickel sulphide project in Brazil. The company on Tuesday said it had received firm... 


Rio confirms Chile copper buy
1st August 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has confirmed its $45-million deal with NYSE-listed PanAmerican Silver to acquire that company’s stake in the Agua de la Falda (ADLF) project in Chile. PanAmerican... 


Nickel West marking decarbonisation targets
1st August 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Diversified miner BHP’s Nickel West division is well on its way to decarbonising, with the Kalgoorlie smelter, the Kwinana refinery and the Kambalda concentrator being 100% fuelled by renewable... 


Orion on track to publish Okiep feasibility study results in August
31st July 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Orion Minerals has confirmed that a feasibility study on the Okiep copper project, in the Northern Cape of South Africa, is well advanced, and that the results thereof will be published... 


London copper set for best month since January
31st July 2023 By: Reuters

Copper prices in London were on track on Monday for their best monthly performances since January on prospects of further stimulus in top consumer China and that the US Federal Reserve will pause... 


Sandfire Resources America shuffles board
31st July 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Copper developer Sandfire Resources America on Monday announced the appointment of Lincoln Greenidge and Victoria Twiss to its board of directors, replacing outgoing chairperson Matt Fitzgerald and... 


Southern Copper is getting more optimistic on stalled Peru mine
31st July 2023 By: Bloomberg

Southern Copper is growing more optimistic about being able to build a fiercely contested copper mine in the coastal mountains of Peru as sociopolitical tensions ease. The company has been trying... 


Nickel Industries output jumps from prior quarter, co sees better Sept quarter
31st July 2023 By: Reuters

Nickel Industries reported a record June-quarter output from its rotary kiln electric furnace (RKEF) projects on Monday, with the commissioning of a power plant at its Indonesia project expected to... 


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Aluminium

Challenge of producing green hydrogen economically has been met – Natascha Viljoen
26th July 2023 By: Martin Creamer

The challenge of producing green hydrogen economically is now done and dusted. “That box has been ticked,” Anglo American Platinum CEO Natascha Viljoen assured Mining Weekly in a Zoom interview.... 


Falling prices bite into Rio profits
26th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Falling commodity prices has seen major Rio Tinto report a 43% drop in net earnings for the six months to June, compared with the previous corresponding period. The miner on Wednesday announced a... 


Mintek Metallurgy receives new atomisation, alloy development equipment
25th July 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Mining and minerals technology research organisation Mintek has received an Amazemet rePowder ultrasonic atomisation and alloy development system, which can be used to create metal powder from any... 


Bauxite

Challenge of producing green hydrogen economically has been met – Natascha Viljoen
26th July 2023 By: Martin Creamer

The challenge of producing green hydrogen economically is now done and dusted. “That box has been ticked,” Anglo American Platinum CEO Natascha Viljoen assured Mining Weekly in a Zoom interview.... 


South32 finishes year strong
24th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Triple-listed South32 has set three annual production records during the year ended June, with growth in aluminium, copper and manganese reported. “We had a strong finish to the year, with group... 


South Africa dare not fail in securing future demand for platinum
19th July 2023 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa dare not fail in securing future demand for its ‘incredible’ platinum group metals (PGM) endowment, the Hydrogen Economy Discussion heard on Wednesday. Anglo American Platinum projects... 


Cobalt

The mining world turns to Saudi cash for critical metal supply
31st July 2023 By: Bloomberg

A $2.6-billion deal announced last week has set the stage for a potentially landmark shift in the metal and mining investment landscape: the arrival of Saudi Arabia as a pivotal player. The... 


IGO reports stellar June quarter
31st July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Critical minerals producer IGO has marked another record quarter of results in the three months to June, with nickel production up 14% quarter-on-quarter and spodumene production up 11% in the same... 


Vale sells 13% of its base metals unit for $3.4bn
28th July 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

In a strategic move to accelerate growth in its energy transition metals platform, Brazilian major Vale on Thursday announced the sale of a 13% interest in its base metals unit for $3.4-billion.... 


Copper

Challenge of producing green hydrogen economically has been met – Natascha Viljoen
26th July 2023 By: Martin Creamer

The challenge of producing green hydrogen economically is now done and dusted. “That box has been ticked,” Anglo American Platinum CEO Natascha Viljoen assured Mining Weekly in a Zoom interview.... 


Mintek Metallurgy receives new atomisation, alloy development equipment
25th July 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Mining and minerals technology research organisation Mintek has received an Amazemet rePowder ultrasonic atomisation and alloy development system, which can be used to create metal powder from any... 


South32 warns of massive impairment at Arizona project
24th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Diversified miner South32 on Monday warned of a near $1.3-billion non-cash impairment expense in relation to the Taylor zinc/silver/lead deposit, at its Hermosa project in Arizona, in its 2023... 


Lead

Nickel West marking decarbonisation targets
1st August 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Diversified miner BHP’s Nickel West division is well on its way to decarbonising, with the Kalgoorlie smelter, the Kwinana refinery and the Kambalda concentrator being 100% fuelled by renewable... 


London copper set for best month since January
31st July 2023 By: Reuters

Copper prices in London were on track on Monday for their best monthly performances since January on prospects of further stimulus in top consumer China and that the US Federal Reserve will pause... 


Nickel Industries output jumps from prior quarter, co sees better Sept quarter
31st July 2023 By: Reuters

Nickel Industries reported a record June-quarter output from its rotary kiln electric furnace (RKEF) projects on Monday, with the commissioning of a power plant at its Indonesia project expected to... 


Nickel

Nickel West marking decarbonisation targets
1st August 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Diversified miner BHP’s Nickel West division is well on its way to decarbonising, with the Kalgoorlie smelter, the Kwinana refinery and the Kambalda concentrator being 100% fuelled by renewable... 


London copper set for best month since January
31st July 2023 By: Reuters

Copper prices in London were on track on Monday for their best monthly performances since January on prospects of further stimulus in top consumer China and that the US Federal Reserve will pause... 


Nickel Industries output jumps from prior quarter, co sees better Sept quarter
31st July 2023 By: Reuters

Nickel Industries reported a record June-quarter output from its rotary kiln electric furnace (RKEF) projects on Monday, with the commissioning of a power plant at its Indonesia project expected to... 


Tin

Mintek Metallurgy receives new atomisation, alloy development equipment
25th July 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Mining and minerals technology research organisation Mintek has received an Amazemet rePowder ultrasonic atomisation and alloy development system, which can be used to create metal powder from any... 


Alphamin declares interim dividend; Mpama North delivers 3 151 t of contained tin
24th July 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V- and JSE-listed tin miner Alphamin Resources Corporation, which has declared a cash dividend of C$0.03, or 40c a share, for the six months ended June 30, has produced 3 151 t of contained tin... 


Andrada raises £7.7m for capital expansion programmes
18th July 2023 By: Darren Parker

Aim-listed technology metals mining company Andrada Mining has successfully raised £7.7-million by issuing 77 unsecured, convertible loan notes worth £100 000 each to both new and existing... 


Zinc

Aton reports ‘encouraging’ results from metallurgical testing at Rodruin
28th July 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Preliminary metallurgical testwork results from the Rodruin gold-polymetallic sulphide mineralisation are encouraging and indicate that saleable copper and zinc concentrates can be produced, gold... 


Vale sells 13% of its base metals unit for $3.4bn
28th July 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

In a strategic move to accelerate growth in its energy transition metals platform, Brazilian major Vale on Thursday announced the sale of a 13% interest in its base metals unit for $3.4-billion.... 


Teck’s FY copper guidance hits a bump with QB2 delays
27th July 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada-headquartered Teck Resources will miss its previously guided copper production target by between 60 000 t and 70 000 t, owing to delays in construction and commissioning of its Quebrada... 


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