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Turkish scrap imports increase by 10% in March
Turkey, the world's largest importer of ferrous scrap, saw a 10% increase in its monthly imports, to 2.2mn t in March 2021 from 2mn t in the previous month. Finished steel demand supported bulk scrap demand for March shipments. Imported scrap volumes from Turkey...
Mali military coup does not halt Fekola mine operations
Following the military coup that took place in Mali on Monday and the subsequent resignation of the country's interim president and prime minister on Wednesday, Canadian miner B2Gold Corp. issued a statement confirming that mining operations at its Fekola mine have...
Largest copper mining project begins production
Canada's Ivanhoe Mines has begun producing copper concentrate at its Kamoa-Kakula project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), several months ahead of schedule as the metal continues to trade near all-time highs. Kakula, the first mine planned in the concession,...
Union proposes strike at Escondida and Spence mines in Chile
A union representing workers at BHP Group's Escondida and Spence copper mines has rejected the company's contract offer. The 205 workers run the global resources company's Integrated Operations Center, which operates cathode and concentrator pits and plants in...