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Copper: Anglo American’s Quellaveco produces the first concentrate
Anglo American said on Tuesday it had started producing copper concentrate from its $5.5 billion Quellaveco mine in Peru, which is expected to produce between 100,000 and 150,000 tonnes this year. Earlier this year, the company, which holds a 60 per cent stake in the...
Copper: Peruvian authorities seek to maintain dialogue between Las Bambas and indigenous communities
As dialogue between the Chinese mining company MMG Ltd and six Peruvian indigenous communities has stalled and the 15 July deadline to find a solution to a months-long conflict approaches, government authorities are striving to keep the dialogue alive by ensuring that...
Aluminium: Hydro is expanding recycling capacity at its German plant
Norsk Hydro began construction on 7 July on an expansion at its aluminium recycling plant in Rackwitz, Germany, which will add 25,000 cubic metres per year of capacity dedicated to the production of special billets made from a greater mix of post-consumer scrap....
Tin: forecasts suggest record demand will lead to new highs
Tin prices fell to their lowest levels in more than a year since the end of June, having retreated more than 50 per cent from March's all-time highs. The tin contract traded on the London Metal Exchange (LME) fell 22 per cent in the week to 24 June, the biggest weekly...