June 24, 2011 Horsehead to have new, efficient and sustainable zinc plant from Tecnicas Reunidas Horsehead Holding Corp is to proceed with plans to construct a new lower-cost, environmentally-friendly zinc production facility. The new facility will replace its older smelter technology and will significantly reduce…
June 24, 2011 The Malleable Market for Global Aluminum Last week’s Investor Alert highlighted a Macquarie Research chart showing a recent notable upswing in aluminum production around the world. Following a huge dip in output in China and worldwide…
June 23, 2011 Teck receives regulatory approval for share buy-back program Teck Resources has been informed that the Toronto Stock Exchange has accepted Teck's notice of intention to make a normal course issuer bid in respect of up to 40 million…
June 23, 2011 Ma’aden-Alcoa JV lands $1bn loan for mine, refinery Saudi Arabian Mining Company, also known as Ma’aden, and Alcoa, the aluminium giant, have secured the funds for Ma’aden Bauxite and Alumina Company, which is 74.9% and 25.1% owned by…
June 23, 2011 Huguette Clark, Reclusive Heiress, Leaves Bulk Of $400 Million Fortune To Art Charity, Nurse Huguette Clark spent the last 20 years of her life living in almost total isolation. She had cut off all contact with her family, preferring instead the company of her…
June 23, 2011 Significant copper mineralization discovered in maiden Glenburgh drilling Aurora Minerals Limited (ASX:ARM) is pleased to announce preliminary assay results from its Glenburgh Project. The Glenburgh Project consists of 12 granted exploration licences and one application and is located…
June 23, 2011 Commodities fall most in seven weeks Bloomberg reports that commodities dropped the most in seven weeks after the International Energy Agency announced plans to release emergency oil supplies.Gold for August delivery fell 2.4 percent to $1,516.60…
June 23, 2011 China sticks to ban on favourable power tariffs for energy-intensive sectors China's top economic planner on Thursday reiterated a ban on favourable power tariffs for power-intensive sectors as the world's second-largest electricity consumer struggles to deal with its worst power crisis…
June 23, 2011 Rio Tinto clears major hurdle for US$2 billion Kitimat smelter modernisation in British Columbia Rio Tinto's US$2 billion project to modernise its Kitimat smelter in British Columbia, Canada, will be submitted for Board approval following the decision by the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC)…
June 23, 2011 Share buy-back plan receives regulatory approval – Teck The Diversified miner said Wednesday that regulators have approved a plan, that will take effect from June 27th, allowing the group to buy back as much as 6.9% of its…
US development-finance agency targets AI, minerals in expansion A key priority for the DFC’s expanded efforts will be critical minerals, especially in mid-stream processing projects. December 18, 2025 | 12:30 pm
