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TRADE REVIEW: Tight copper concs supply to keep smelter margins under pressure in Q1
13 Jan 2026 12:37 GMT
… of the key trends in iron ore, metallurgical coal, copper, alumina, cobalt, lithium, nickel, … 2025, Chilean copper miner Antofagasta and a leading Chinese smelter agreed to zero … prioritized for Ivanhoe’s new copper smelter that started operations on Nov …
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Call for Africa to turn fragmented mineral belts into coherent regional value chains
13 Jan 2026 07:54 GMT
… activities are sequenced. Ore can be crushed, concentrated, smelted, refined, turned … emphasised by Investing in African Mining Indaba executive advisory board … facing minerals.
These include the metals driving the global energy transition – copper, cobalt …
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Lost Iron Age Ship Cargoes Discovered in Ancient Israeli Port Rewrite Mediterranean Trade History
13 Jan 2026 07:50 GMT
… remarkably, iron blooms (porous masses of metallic iron and slag … that are an intermediate product of an iron ore smelting method). “Iron … to early industrial-scale metal trade” at this … research.
Reference: “Iron Age ship cargoes from …
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Copper retreats on profit-taking ahead of US inflation data
13 Jan 2026 07:44 GMT
… booking.
The most-traded copper contract on the Shanghai … Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was 0 … to equipment maintenance at smelters and lower inventories signalled … .81%.
Among other LME metals, aluminium was little changed, nickel …
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Pangpet Steel Mill eyes 200,000 tonnes of pig iron in 2026–27 FY
13 Jan 2026 05:23 GMT
… , oxygen production plant, Romelt smelting furnace and waste-heat power … . The two types of iron ore can be sourced near the … Kehsi area. The No 1 Mining Enterprise under the Ministry of … project.
That pig iron can be used in iron smelting operations in the …
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India’s Aluminum Industry Can Lead Global Green Metal Transition: Interview
12 Jan 2026 15:03 GMT
… reliability and cost efficiency. Aluminum smelting is highly energy-intensive, … to maintain a consistent smelter load. Mining and metal refining are traditionally … Grid stability is critical for aluminum smelting. Our strategy combines hybrid renewable …
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How Africa can turn fragmented mineral belts into coherent regional value chains
12 Jan 2026 14:55 GMT
… facing minerals. These include the metals driving the global energy transition – copper, cobalt … activities are sequenced. Ore can be crushed, concentrated, smelted, refined, turned … of coordination, although their mining and industrial frameworks are uneven …
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Modern mining needed for small-scale miners …access to processing facilities will support value addition
12 Jan 2026 14:04 GMT
… sustainable, compliant mining practices.
The Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy last … the review of the Minerals (Prospecting and Mining) Act, 1992 (Act No … to transcend beyond raw mineral exports by processing, smelting, and manufacturing locally …
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Nigeria Eyes Mining and Automotive Sectors to Drive Industrial Revolution
12 Jan 2026 13:23 GMT
… 40 commercially viable minerals—ranging from gold and iron ore to lithium and … raw ores and instead stimulate domestic value addition through refining, smelting, and … industrial use of minerals.
Mining
One of the …
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Sidney Resources Confirms Successful Metallurgical Isolation of Iridium at Warren District
12 Jan 2026 13:58 GMT
… pleased to report a significant metallurgical milestone achieved through ongoing processing … . Recent work has successfully produced metallic smelter "buttons" containing iridium …