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.
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New critical mineral mines in British Columbia could generate nearly $600 billion, study says
Mansfield Consulting examined 14 potential critical mineral mines and two mine extensions, and found the long-term economic impact of operations over several decades could be nearly C$800 billion ($599bn).
2023 commodities report: winners and losers in the global market
Commodities as a whole had a challenging year, with the group finishing down 12.55% due to a number of factors.
QC Copper says Opemiska resource tops 1.88 billion lb. copper, 915,000 oz. gold
The Opemiska project includes the former Springer and Perry copper-gold mines, operated by Falconbridge from 1953 to 1991.
US Supreme Court dismisses Alaska’s bid to keep Pebble project alive
The proposed mine in the Bristol Bay area would have become the largest copper, gold and molybdenum extraction site in North America.
Vizsla boosts grade to 289 g/t silver, 88.2 million oz. contained silver for Panuco project in Mexico
Resources in both the indicated and inferred categories have increased by 48.7%.
Vista Gold evaluates staged development for Mt Todd gold in Australia
The initial capex will be less than $350 million, assuming contract mining.
Goldman veteran Jeff Currie remains bullish on commodities this year
Demand for raw materials is at record levels, inventories are low, and spare production capacity is largely “exhausted,” the veteran analyst said.
Ivanhoe eyes higher copper output at Kamoa-Kakula
It produced 393,551 tonnes of the metal last year, an 18% increase from 2022, and it expects to churn out 440,000-490,000 tonnes this year.