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Germanium and gallium: China did not export them in August due to export limits
Chinese exports of germanium and gallium products in August plummeted to zero, customs data showed on Wednesday, due to new export controls on the two metals for chip production. Beijing did not export any germanium products last month, down from 8.63 tonnes in July,...
Copper: Namibian Ministry renews Deep-South’s Haib licence
Namibia's Ministry of Mines and Energy has renewed Deep-South Resources' Haib copper licence for two years. This outcome follows a lengthy court battle that ended in March with the Namibian High Court ordering the Ministry to restart the renewal process for...
Copper: Peru’s production increases 35% in May
Copper production in Peru rose nearly 35 percent in May compared with the same month last year, the country's Ministry of Energy and Mines said Monday, as it struggles to maintain its title as the world's second-largest copper producer. Production reached 234,781...
Aluminum: European Union presses to list the metal as a strategic raw material
The use of aluminum is increasingly critical and widespread in a large number of manufacturing sectors, so much so that European Union countries, led by France and Germany, are proposing to classify the metal as a "strategic raw material". In this way, EU countries...