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Kumba iron ore production up 10% in Q1 2021
Anglo American, a leading global iron ore miner recently announced its quarterly results. Kumba's iron ore production increased 10% to 10.6 million tons in 1Q2021 compared to 9.6 million tons in 1Q2021. The increase in production was largely driven by improved plant...
Freeport beats its estimates on copper
Freeport-McMoRan Inc, the largest publicly traded copper miner, produced more than expected last quarter and raised its annual sales projection. The Phoenix-based company is planning a ramp-up of underground operations at its flagship Grasberg mine in Indonesia and is...
Brazilian court warns of risk of Norte Larajeiras dam rupture
Brazil's Superior Court of Justice ruled Thursday to reinstate a decision preventing the resumption of operations at Vale-owned Norte Larajeiras Dam in Minas Gerais state. The company reduced production at its Brucutu mine, Vale's largest mine in Minas Gerais state,...
Rafaella Resources accelerates at Santa Comba tungsten project
As large tungsten mines in China and Russia reach the end of their lives, Rafaella Resources is accelerating its Santa Comba tungsten project in Galicia, northwest Spain. Aiming to target the European market, as the continent produces less than half of its current...