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Zinc: Nyrstar says it is suspending operations at two US mines
Nyrstar said it will temporarily close two zinc mines in the US state of Tennessee at the end of November due to weak prices and the impact of inflation. Dutch company Nyrstar, majority owned by trading and logistics company Trafigura, said in a statement that it will...
Mining sector: wide gap between ambition and reality on energy transition
Western mining companies face two fundamental challenges in trying to produce enough metals to enable the energy transition and, at the same time, to build alternative supply chains to reduce their dependence on China. The problem is that there is a big gap between...
Rare Earths: Ionic Rare Earths aims for a project decision in Uganda at the end of next year
Australia's Ionic Rare Earths hopes to make a final investment decision by the second half of next year on its project in Uganda and could spend $120m to develop it once the decision is made. The Makuutu Rare Earths project is the first commercial rare earths project...
Steel: EU exports decreased by 5% in January-August 2023
According to the Economy and Steel Markets Outlook 2023-2024/2023 report, published in the fourth quarter by the European Association of Steel Producers (EUROFER), total EU steel exports fell by 5% year-on-year in the January-August period this year. Exports of flat...