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Copper: Chilean court extends closure of Lundin mine due to sinkhole
Chile's environmental court on Thursday ordered a work stoppage that will prevent Canadian miner Lundin from reopening the Alcaparrosa copper mine, which was closed almost a year ago after a sinkhole opened up in a nearby village. The environmental court ruled that...
Steel Rebar: Turkey’s exports fell by 59.9% in January-April
Turkey's rebar exports totalled 166,763 tonnes in April this year, down 20.1% month-on-month and 67.4% year-on-year, according to data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, revenue from these exports amounted to USD 118.51m, down 18.7%...
Philippines increases nickel ore production
According to the Bureau of Mines and Geosciences, the Philippines' nickel ore production in the first quarter was 4m tonnes (dmt), up 5.3% from the 3.8m dmt produced in the same period last year. Of the country's 33 nickel mines, only 13 recorded production during the...
Trinidad’s TTIS agrees to buy idle steel plant from ArcelorMittal
Trinidad and Tobago's TT Iron Steel Company (TTIS) has agreed to purchase a dormant steel plant in the country from a unit of Luxembourg-based multinational ArcelorMittal. The purchase agreement comes seven years after ArcelorMittal shut down operations in Trinidad...