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Zinc: Gecamines signs agreement to develop Kipushi mine
Ivanhoe Mines has signed an agreement with state-owned mining company Gecamines of the Democratic Republic of Congo to bring the Kipushi zinc mine back into commercial production. Kipushi will have an average grade of 36.4% zinc in the first five years of production....
Aluminum and nickel: prices at previous highs due to Russia factor
Aluminum and nickel prices headed toward multi-year highs Monday due to growing fears that reduced supplies from Russia could exacerbate existing shortages of both industrial metals. A Russian invasion of Ukraine could mean sanctions against Russian companies that...
Silicon: embedded in an anode could improve energy density
A new report from IDTechEx estimates that incorporating 20 percent silicon into an anode could improve a battery's energy density by 17 percent, which is one of the main reasons why a large number of early-stage companies are focusing on the development of silicon...
Steel: use of Chinese blast furnace capacity reverses trend
The blast furnace capacity utilization rate of China's 247 steel mills reversed between January 28 and February 10, after seven weeks of upward trend, falling 4.94 percentage points per week to an average of 76.57% as of February 10, as some of the country's steel...