Dual-listed Ivanhoe Mines’ Kamoa-Kakula copper complex, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), produced 393 551 t of copper in concentrate in 2023, in line with the production guidance range of 390 000 t to 430 000 t. Guidance was achieved following the successful...
Alcoa said it planned to stop production in 2024 at its loss-making Kwinana Alumina Refinery in Western Australia because of challenging market conditions and the facility’s age. Production at the facility which first started in 1963 will cease in the third...
The energy demand increased dramatically owing to the evolution of industrial and domestic requirements and the associated decrease in oil and gas resources. This study aims to evaluate El-Maghara coal (with about 52 MT reserve) as a potential hydrocarbon source. The...
Amid food security concerns, Chinese scientists have developed a method to create protein using methanol derived from coal, a study has revealed. Chinese scientists used around 20,000 samples of yeast collected from vineyards, forests, and marshlands across the...
After a few weeks digesting Antofagasta’s surprise entry into its shareholder register, Buenaventura sees the new investor as an ally in its copper growth plans rather than a rival eying control of the Peruvian firm. Buenaventura shares have surged 50% since...
Some of the biggest players in the global battery supply chain held meetings with Chilean authorities late last year as the country with the biggest reserves of lithium gets ready to open up new extraction areas. Tianqi Lithium and LG Energy Solution sat down with...
