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Copper: mining companies in Peru confirm that bureaucracy is hindering increased production
Peru's copper miners, already struggling with political uncertainty and regular protests, say they have another obstacle in the way of boosting production of the stalled red metal: too much red tape. The South American country, the world's second-largest copper...
Rare earths: the race between the US and China continues
The US continues to downplay its dependence on China and has increased attempts to revitalise its rare earth industry. However, experts believe that the US is hampered by two main vulnerabilities. The first is overcoming China's economies of scale, while the second...
Mexico: Newmont’s Peñasquito strike will damage the national mining sector
The Mexican Chamber of Mines (Camimex) warns that the interruption of Newmont's Peñasquito gold and silver mining operations, due to a strike now in its fourth week, will have a significant impact on the already weak national mining production. Operations at the US...
Pig iron and crude steel: oroduction of Ukraine’s Zaporizhstal increased in the first half
Zaporizhstal, a subsidiary of Ukrainian steelmaker Metinvest, announced its production results for June and the first half of this year. In June, the company's output of pig iron, crude steel and finished products was 199,100 tons, 159,400 tons and 131,900 tons,...