January 9, 2024 Alcoa to cut Kwinana refinery production in phased-out shutdown It will begin curtailment of the Western Australia refinery in the second quarter, and cease all output of alumina by the third.
January 8, 2024 Alcoa set to announce Kwinana refinery closure The plant, one of Alcoa’s first three Western Australia alumina refineries, has been operating below nameplate capacity for the past year.
January 5, 2024 Circular economy can greatly increase secondary supply of REE in next three decades – study Circular economy strategies can lead to an increase of 701 kt secondary supply and a decrease of 2,306 kt demand of REEs.
January 4, 2024 Researchers find a way to use coal in advanced electronic devices US-based scientists say coal can play a vital role in next-generation electronic devices.
January 3, 2024 New hub starts commercial production of recycled rare earths in the UK A rare earths hub has been set up by the University of Birmingham, HyProMag Ltd and Mkango in Tyseley, England.
January 3, 2024 Ivanhoe ships first copper through Angola via railway Initial shipment of nearly 1,110 tonnes of Kamoa-Kakula's copper concentrate arrived at the Angolan port in eight days.
January 2, 2024 Metso expands flotation portfolio with launch of Spider crowder upgrade Designed to address the challenges posed by large flotation cells.
December 27, 2023 The biggest global mining news of 2023 A tumultuous year for the global mining industry: collapse of lithium prices, furious M&A activity, gold’s new record and state intervention in mining on a scale not seen in decades.
December 26, 2023 Anglo American submits $1.1 billion tailings, water management plan for Los Bronces The project will pay special attention to the moving of mineral pulp or tailings from the Pérez Caldera dam to the Las Tórtolas tailings dam.
December 26, 2023 Cell phone data, satellite systems transistors get some bling Gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistors, employed in mobile data and satellite communication systems, have been created using diamonds as a substrate.
Former BHP executive to be appointed Chile’s mining minister Santiago Montt, who has a doctorate in law from Yale University, will be named to President-Elect José Antonio Kast’s cabinet in a ceremony Tuesday evening. January 20, 2026 | 10:57 am
