Iron ore: Rio Tinto’s production and shipments increased in the first half year
Australia's Rio Tinto has announced production results for the second quarter and first half of this year, where iron ore production from the Pilbara region of Western Australia in the second quarter was 81.3 million tonnes, up 2% quarter-on-quarter and 3%...
Lithium: Zimbabwe’s $1 billion plan stalls
Moti Group said a Chinese company with which it planned to develop a $1 billion lithium processing plant in Zimbabwe has halved its stake in the venture, dealing the project a blow. Moti Group's Pulserate Investments holds a 10,000 hectare (24,710 acre) lithium...
Aluminium: President of Chinese giant Chalco resigns after two years
The state-owned Aluminum Corporation of China (Chalco) said on Wednesday that chairman Liu Jianping has resigned due to a "work adjustment". The departure, just two years into Liu's tenure as chairman, comes just days after a unit of the company terminated some...
Copper: Anglo American’s first-half production increased by 42 per cent
Global miner Anglo American said on Thursday that its first-half (H1) copper production rose 42%, buoyed by the start-up of operations at its Quellaveco mine in Peru. Copper production rose to 387,200 tonnes in H1, up from 273,400 tonnes a year earlier. Increased...
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