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Alcoa unveils industry-first low-carbon alumina
Alcoa has expanded its alumina offering to produce the industry’s first low-carbon, smelter-grade brand, EcoSource. EcoSource is joining Alcoa’s Sustana line of products and produced with no more than 0.6 tons (0.54 tonnes) of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e) per ton...
ZimbabwZimbabwe’s largest platinum project clears key hurdle
Russian-Zimbabwean platinum venture Great Dyke Investments (GDI) has cleared an important hurdle to develop what it would be the African nation’s largest platinum mine. GDI, 50% owned by Russia’s Vi Holding and Zimbabwean investors, said the African Export-Import Bank...
Overview Market Close – September 23, 2020
Americas Name Value Net Change % Change DOW JONES INDUS. AVG 26,763.13 -525.05 -1.92% S&P 500 INDEX 3,236.92 -78.65 -2.37% NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 10,632.98 -330.65 -3.02% NYSE COMPOSITE INDEX 12,359.16 0.00 0.00% S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX 15,817.11 -325.78...
Communities to decide Ecuador mining projects’ fate
Ecuador’s highest court has ruled that communities have the right to hold referendums on whether or not proposed large and medium-scale mines can move forward, but said the public can only vote on mining rights not yet granted and not on licensed projects. The...