September 27, 2021 China to auction another 150,000 tonnes of state metal reserves on Oct 9 In the fourth round of metal auctions this year, the administration will sell off 30,000 tonnes of copper, 50,000 tonnes of zinc and 70,000 tonnes of aluminum.
September 27, 2021 Rio Tinto and Canadian union reach labour deal for British Columbia ops Unifor, which represents about 900 workers at the miner's aluminum smelting plant in Kitimat and power generating facility in Kemano, had started a strike action in July.
September 27, 2021 EXPLAINER: What is behind China’s power crunch? China is in the grip of a power crunch as a shortage of coal supplies, toughening emissions standards and strong demand from manufacturers and industry have pushed coal prices to…
September 23, 2021 Home: Alcoa powers up in Brazil as China aluminum powers down After six years of lying idle, the Alumar aluminum smelter in Brazil is about to restart operations.
September 21, 2021 Alcoa to restart aluminum plant in Brazil Alumar, fully curtailed since 2015, is set to produce its first molten metal in the second quarter of next year.
September 20, 2021 China August aluminum imports fall 20.7% from the prior month This year, curbs on smelter output and electricity usage in several regions have sharply cut domestic aluminum supply in China.
September 20, 2021 Bill Gates secures $1bn from US firms for climate fight Backers include Microsoft, BlackRock, General Motors, American Airlines, Boston Consulting Group, Bank of America and ArcelorMittal.
September 16, 2021 Guinea’s junta urges miners to help break “resource curse” The coup exacerbated concerns about supply constraints that have pushed aluminum prices to the highest level in 13 years.
September 16, 2021 Rio Tinto hit with fresh tax bill in Australia The country's tax authority is asking Rio to pay $277m related to a 2015 borrowing used to pay an intragroup dividend.
September 15, 2021 Aluminum price rises on talks of fresh output curbs in China China's aluminum output in August slipped for a fourth straight month.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
