Trafigura to take over world’s second-largest zinc smelter
Trafigura Group will take control of Nyrstar NV as part of a deal to restructure the struggling company’s debt and steer it away from bankruptcy.
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China’s commodity imports look tepid, may be slightly warmer
The decline in commodity imports in the first quarter seem to confirm the narrative of slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy.
Iron ore shortage after Vale disaster hurting Brazil steelmakers — report
Vale's situation could force other steelmakers to halt production if nothing is done to normalize supplies.
Katanga Mining resumes cobalt exports from DRC
The company produced about 930 tonnes of contained cobalt since January through interim operational solutions.
Savannah Resources to take full control of lithium mine in Portugal
Mina do Barroso mine could become the first European supplier of spodumene, a lithium-bearing mineral.
Fission Uranium tables PFS for Patterson Lake South
The PFS assigns the project a $693m after-tax net present value at an 8% discount rate and a 21% after-tax internal rate of return.
British Columbia government to restore structure at historic coal mine
The 22.5-metre concrete headframe and tipple structure at the Morden Colliery coal mine was built in the early 1900s by the Pacific Coal Company.
Lundin Mining grabs Brazilian mine from Yamana in $1B deal
The Chapada copper-gold mine, in the northwest Brazilian state of Goiás, began production in 2007.
American Manganese’s lithium-ion battery recycling technology achieves high recovery rates
An independent lab ran a series of tests and average recovery rates ranged from 91.4% to 94%.
