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Australia’s largest aluminium smelter secures power to 2038

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Tomago Aluminium has secured electricity supply through 2038 under an agreement with the Australian and New South Wales governments. Power for Australia’s largest aluminium smelter...

Glencore joins battle for Cuba-linked cobalt refiner

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GLENCORE has entered the contest to recapitalise Sherritt International, pitting the mining giant against a family office with ties to Donald Trump for control...

Jubilee to sell Zambia copper tailings it bought last year

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JUBILEE Metals has received two offers for its Large Waste Project, a copper tailings resource in Zambia it bought only last year for $18m. Leon...

Congo probes uranium in cobalt exports

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THE Democratic Republic of Congo has opened an investigation into uranium contamination found in cobalt shipments amid mounting pressure over the amount of the...

Copper 360 in need of “dose of realism”, says Froneman

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NEAL Froneman, the newly appointed chair of Copper 360, said the company was in need of "a good dose of realism" as well as...

Trump to meet miners on critical minerals

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US PRESIDENT Donald Trump will meet mining executives on Friday as his administration steps up efforts to secure critical mineral supplies from the US...

Copper nears record on supply tightness

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COPPER was on course for a record close after rising on signs of tightening global supply, Bloomberg reports. It gained as much as 0.9% on...

Glencore wins Guinea bauxite offtake deal

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GUINEA has selected Glencore Plc as the offtaker for bauxite produced by state-owned Nimba Mining, Bloomberg reports. The appointment followed an international tender, Mines and...

Froneman named chair of struggling Copper 360

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FORMER Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman has been appointed chair of Copper 360, bringing one of South Africa's best-known mining executives into the junior copper...

Congo bans copper, cobalt concentrate exports – report

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THE Democratic Republic of Congo has banned exports of copper and cobalt concentrate, marking a major escalation of its push to force domestic processing,...