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Alumina: China relies on overseas projects to unlock bauxite deposits
China's growing dependence on bauxite, a raw material used in the production of alumina, has prompted the world's leading mining producer to tap alumina refineries globally, with a focus on Indonesia, a key supplier, after the export ban. According to analysts,...
Copper: imports into China in May fell by 4.6% year-on-year
China's copper imports fell 4.6 per cent in May from a year ago, according to customs data on Wednesday, as weak demand due to an uncertain economic recovery in the world's top metal consumer dampened buying appetite, while domestic production remained high. Imports...
The QRC approves the inclusion of bauxite and alumina in the revised list of the Strategy for Critical Minerals
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has endorsed the Opposition's proposal to add alumina, bauxite, aluminium, nickel, copper, zinc, potash and phosphate to the list of critical minerals, and welcomed the forthcoming publication of the Australian Government's...
Dominican workers call off strike at Cerro de Maimón mine
After being under maintenance since 15 May due to a strike and a lockout by workers, the Cerro de Maimón copper and zinc mine, located in the central province of Monseñor Nouel in the Dominican Republic, is expected to resume operations in the coming days. In a...