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Lithium: Rio Tinto prepares to ship pilot plant to Serbia
Rio Tinto Ltd is set to ship a pilot lithium processing plant to Serbia from Melbourne in the coming weeks. The work, undertaken at a science center on the outskirts of Melbourne, has found a way to economically extract lithium from jadarite, a mineral that has only...
Copper: Peru’s roadblocks hit Las Bambas mine once again
A four-day roadblock in Peru by protesters seeking greater benefits from natural resource exploitation is disrupting operations at MMG Ltd’s Las Bambas copper mine, one of the country’s largest. Residents of three communities in the Chumbivilcas province...
Newmont to decide on $2 billion project in Peru by end of year
Newmont will make a decision on a $2 billion investment in its Yanacocha mine in the Cajamarca region of northern Peru before the end of the year, according to CEO Tom Palmer. Newmont plans to develop the first phase of sulfide deposits and an integrated processing...
Steel: world production up in June on an annual basis
Global crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association stood at 167.9 million tons (Mt) in June 2021, an increase of 11.6% over June 2020 but down 3.73% from May (167.9 Mt). Steel production by geographical area Africa produced 1.5...