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Union rejects Lundin offer at Candelaria mine, strike chances raised
A workers union at the Candelaria copper mine in Chile rejected a contract offer from Canada’s Lundin Mining, union officials said on Monday, raising the possibility of a strike. The offer was rejected with 94.34% of the 548 members voting against it, according to a...
US grabs stake in battery metals miner to fight Chinese control
The US government is taking a $25 million equity stake in Dublin-based battery metals miner TechMet, as part of a push by President Donald Trump to reduce the country’s reliance on supply chains dominated by China. The backing from the $60 billion US International...
Steel scrap stocks at China qualified yards up 15%
The stocks of processed and unprocessed steel scrap held by China's 283 licensed steel scrapyards had grown by another 15% on month as of September 25, As of September 25, the scrap yards, were holding 1.53 million tonnes of processed and unprocessed scrap, up for a...
Japanese scrap exports decline further
Japan, world's third largest ferrous scrap exporter, witnessed a fall in its scrap exports by 8% to 0.64 mn t in Aug'20 as against 0.7 mn t a month ago. Vietnam remained the largest scrap buyer from Japan and registered imports of 0.28 mn t (down 7% from Jul'20)....