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Copper and aluminum: as demand for metals grows, new recycling opportunities emerge
Market opportunities for recycling copper and aluminum products are emerging as overall demand for copper and aluminum grows, according to speakers at the International Recycling Bureau (BIR) conference in Barcelona this week. According to Inka Guixa (La Farga), of...
Copper: Peruvian community sees “progress” in resolving Las Bambas mine standoff
The leader of a Peruvian indigenous community whose protest led MMG's Las Bambas copper mine to suspend operations more than a month ago said Tuesday that "progress" has been made toward a resolution of the crisis. Edison Vargas, leader of the Fuerabamba community,...
Nickel: the metal’s input into stainless steel will exceed 2 million tons in 2022
According to a statement by Nornickel, global stainless steel production, projected at 60 million tons in 2022, will require 2.14 million tons of primary nickel, excluding scrap. Most of the nickel will be for the production of 8.4 percent Ni-rich 300-series stainless...
Nickel: Horizonte starts construction of Araguia mine in Brazil
Horizonte Minerals has kicked off construction of its Araguaia nickel mine in northern Brazil, which is expected to produce 29,000 tons of the metal per year, primarily for the stainless steel market. The fully funded project will take about two years to complete and...