December 18, 2024

South32 expects to start rebuilding at Mozambique project after post-election hit

Earlier this month, the company retracted its output prediction for the Mozal aluminum smelter in Mozambique.

December 18, 2024

Aluminum price falls to one-month low in wider commodity slump

The longer run trends are more bullish for aluminum, according to Commerzbank.

December 13, 2024

Rio Tinto assesses potential for gallium production at Quebec operations

Gallium is on the export ban list to the United States that China’s Ministry of Commerce announced last week.

December 10, 2024

South32 pulls Mozambique smelter forecast amid unrest

Transport of raw materials to Mozal Aluminum is currently being blocked by Presidential election-related civil unrest.

December 5, 2024

Nornickel’s largest investor Interros objects to Rusal lawsuit over dividends

Rusal first filed the lawsuit in 2022, alleging that Nornickel CEO Vladimir Potanin had violated their shareholder agreement.

December 4, 2024

Rio Tinto joins partnership to study low-carbon aluminum production in Finland

The Arctial partnership will oversee a feasibility study and environmental impact assessment for a potential greenfield aluminum project in Kokkola.

November 29, 2024

Next phase of development underway for world’s largest solar thermal project – MA’ADEN I

1.5 billion project to slash carbon emissions by 600,000 tons/year for Saudi Arabia's biggest mining company.

November 29, 2024

Column: US targets scrap to close the critical minerals gap

As the US government is discovering, investing in new scrap processing capacity is far cheaper and greener than building new mines.

November 29, 2024

Global aluminum producers seek Q1 Japan premiums of $230-$260

For the October-December quarter, Japanese buyers agreed to pay a premium of $175/t, up 1.7% from the prior quarter.

November 27, 2024

RANKED: Top 20 automakers by EV battery metal spending

Value of the graphite, lithium, nickel, cobalt and magnesium contained in EV batteries is up 38% from the lows struck in January.