September 17, 2019

China’s August zinc output at highest since December 2017 — stats bureau

Also, China's August alumina output rose 3.5% year-on-year to 6.04 million tonnes.

September 16, 2019

MIT engineers ‘hide’ $2m-diamond under world’s blackest black material

LJ West Diamonds gave them a 16.78-carat natural yellow diamond to experiment with.

September 13, 2019

Sliding Japan premium confirms aluminium’s demand problem — opinion

A sharp fall in Japanese physical premiums for Q4 shipments is the latest sign that aluminium is not immune from the demand weakness that is sapping the industrial metals complex.

September 12, 2019

Canadian economy won’t feel impact of battery metal mining

A new study says global battery metals consumption will rise six-fold by the mid 2020s but impact in Canada will be minimal.

September 8, 2019

China’s copper imports, aluminium exports fall in August as slowdown bites

China's unwrought copper imports fell in August after a bounce in the previous month.

September 4, 2019

Malaysia firms up bauxite mining, export operating procedures

The new operating procedures include capping monthly bauxite exports at 600,000 tonnes.

September 4, 2019

US sues to stop Novelis purchase of Aleris

The proposed $2.6 billion purchase would combine two of the four major North American producers of aluminum to make automobile bodies.

September 2, 2019

Global wind turbine fleet to consume over 5.5Mt of copper by 2028 — report

But further developments in aluminium technology could lead to increased substitution of copper in cabling.

September 2, 2019

Rio Tinto takes GFG Alliance to arbitration over outstanding smelter payments

Rio sold the Dunkerque aluminium smelter in France to GFG for $500 million last year.

September 1, 2019

Saudi Arabia creates new ministry of industry and mining

The move is understood as part of the kingdom’s strategy to diversify the economy away from oil.