China copper gauge at zero offers stark warning to metals bulls
A key measure of Chinese copper demand just sank to zero, another indication that global prices are not balanced with what buyers in the biggest market are prepared to pay.
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Potanin’s Interros calls Rusal claims about Nornickel asset sales ‘unfounded’
Interros, Nornickel’s largest shareholder, on Monday called allegations by fellow shareholder Rusal about undervalued asset sales unfounded, the latest step in a long-running dispute between two of Russia’s biggest metals firms.
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Nornickel to pay $18m to drop its stake in nickel JV in South Africa
Mining News Pro - Russia’s Nornickel will pay $18 million to pass its 50% stake in Nkomati nickel mine in South Africa to its partner African Rainbow Minerals (ARM), ARM said on Friday, ending years of Nornickel’s attempts to exit Africa.
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HSBC takes stab at using blockchain to modernize London’s antiquated gold market
Mining News Pro - One of the world’s top bullion banks is bringing blockchain to the antiquated London gold market.
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Zimbabwe lithium export earnings treble as projects take off
Mining News Pro - Zimbabwe earned $209 million from lithium exports in the first nine months of 2023, nearly treble last year’s earnings, Mines Minister Zhemu Soda said on Wednesday, as Chinese-driven mining and processing projects take off.
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Citi’s mega metals trade shows global markets turning to glut
Mining News Pro - Citigroup Inc. has been buying large volumes of physical aluminum and zinc on the London Metal Exchange, in a bold metal-financing trade that’s made it one of the biggest players in the market in recent months.
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Nornickel plans to move some trading to Dubai
Mining News Pro - MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC has established an office in Dubai, becoming the largest Russian metals and mining firm to set up in the United Arab Emirates following the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.
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Nornickel plans to move some trading to Dubai
Mining News Pro - MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC has established an office in Dubai, becoming the largest Russian metals and mining firm to set up in the United Arab Emirates following the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.
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SQM sees similar lithium prices going forward after earnings dip
Mining News Pro - The CEO of Chilean lithium miner SQM expects prices for the key battery metal to hold steady in the third quarter from the previous one, he said on Thursday, while predicting demand would keep growing.
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Stellantis invests more than $100 million in California lithium project
Mining News Pro - Automaker Stellantis said it would invest more than $100 million in California’s Controlled Thermal Resources, its latest bet on the direct lithium extraction (DLE) sector amid the global hunt for new sources of the electric vehicle battery metal.
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Nickel set to flood the LME, turning metal squeeze into glut
Mining News Pro - The nickel market is at a “turning point” with a wave of supply of the battery metal about to hit the London Metal Exchange and push down prices, according to strategists at Macquarie Group Ltd.
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McKinsey adds to warnings of clean energy metals shortages
Mining News Pro - McKinsey & Co. joined the growing chorus warning that metals considered key to the clean-energy transition face shortages in coming years, potentially suppressing the adoption of electric cars, wind turbines and solar panels.
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Newcrest seeks to address gold mine air pollution after warning
Mining News Pro - Australian gold miner Newcrest Mining Ltd. is installing filters in the vent shafts at one of its largest mines, after this week being told by authorities to immediately address the “unacceptable” levels of dust being emitted from the site.
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Nornickel board recommends no dividend for first time in 14 years
Mining News Pro - The board of Russian mining group Norilsk Nickel has recommended not paying dividends on its 2022 results for the first time in 14 years, citing “negative geopolitics”, but may consider paying interim dividends, the company said on Friday.
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First Quantum’s issues in Panama hit earnings
Mining News Pro - First Quantum Minerals’ earnings in the first quarter of the year fell by more than 80% to $75 million from the $385 million recorded in the same period last year after a series of issues affecting the company’s top three operations.
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Gold price closing in on record high as Fed issues recession warning
Mining News Pro - Gold set a new one-year high on Thursday as more weak US economic readings bolstered bets for a pause in interest rate hikes, with prospects of a mild recession also sending investors scurrying for safe haven.
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Iron ore price falls on China warning, production controls in Tangshan
Mining News Pro - Iron ore price fell on Monday after China’s state planner issued another warning against speculation in the market and fresh production curbs were imposed in major Chinese steel cities.
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California Steel Industries to Build Galvanizing Line at Fontana Mill
Mining News Pro - Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today that California Steel Industries, Inc. (CSI) will build a continuous galvanizing line at its mill in Fontana, California.
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More Governments Are Turning Against the Rush to Mine the Deep Sea
Mining News Pro - At least 10 countries that are members of an international body regulating ocean mining want to pause the practice because of a lack of scientific data on its environmental impact.
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How machine learning can help identify new, deeply buried porphyry copper deposits
Mining News Pro - A recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, presents two novel machine learning techniques to identify new, deeply buried porphyry copper deposits by characterizing magma fertility.
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Machine Learning Could Revolutionize Mineral Exploration
Mining News Pro - Using a global data set of zircon trace elements, new research demonstrates the power of machine learning algorithms to accurately identify and locate porphyry copper deposits.
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The EV race is turning a gold rush haven into a battery hub
Mining News Pro - Gold has long dominated the Western Australian city of Kalgoorlie, born in a late 19th Century prospecting rush and home to one of the world’s largest open pit mines, nestled right next to residential streets. Blasts to dislodge precious-metal laced rock from the more than two-mile-long Super Pit still frequently rattle the main street.
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Gold Fields slowly turning Yamana deal doubters into allies
Mining News Pro - Gold Field’s intended acquisition of Canada’s Yamana Gold remains in limbo, though the South African miner has gained backers and says its shareholders are starting to understand the strategy.
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Gold investors face bind over bars from tarnished Russia
Mining News Pro - Some investors want Russian gold off their books but it’s not that easy to remove.
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Cameco on the front foot as earnings soar
Mining News Pro - Shares in Canada’s uranium major, Cameco, gained nearly 10% on Wednesday after the company reported higher core profit than expected amid an uptick in uranium prices.
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