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Nickel: BHP opens first Australian plant
BHP announced on Friday that it has produced the first nickel sulphate crystals from its plant in Kwinana, outside Perth, part of a strategy to grow its battery metals footprint to meet expected rising demand. Nickel is a key component for electric vehicle (EV)...
Copper: Ivan Merino blames MMG for Las Bambas riots
Peru’s mining minister Ivan Merino reported Thursday that the unrest at the huge Las Bambas copper mine was partly caused by MMG Ltd’s decision to rely on a dirt road to transport the metal, and called for a rail line to be built instead. The dirt road has...
Steel: China decides the collapse of world production
According to Worldsteel Association data, world steel production in 64 countries stood at 156.8 mt in August, down 1.4% from the same period last year. On a monthly basis there was a decline of around 3%. In summary: Africa 1.3 Mt (+38.2%) Asia and Oceania 112.7 Mt...
Copper: Peru’s US$1.4 billion Tia Maria mine casts doubts
Peru’s economy and finance minister has raised further doubts about Southern Copper’s long-delayed $1.4 billion Tía Maria project in the southern province of Islay, Arequipa region, saying the proposed mine is ‘socially and politically’...