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BHP-backed startup delivers first copper at Chile leaching plant

me-metals: A Chilean startup backed by BHP Group has delivered its first copper cathodes from a demonstration plant at a mine site in northern Chile as the industry looks to squeeze out more metal from...

Nine Minutes ago

MTM Critical Metals reports high-grade antimony recovery from US e-waste

me-metals: MTM Critical Metals (ASX: MTM; OTCQB: MTMCF) announced Tuesday it has achieved 98% recovery of antimony from US electronic waste, extracting 3.13% Sb from printed circuit board feedstock.

thirty-three Minutes ago

Nigeria to open two Chinese-backed lithium processing plants this year

me-metals: Nigeria is set to commission two major lithium processing plants this year, the country’s mining minister announced on Sunday, marking a shift from raw mineral exports towards adding value domestically.

Six Days ago

Alba Celebrates Final Year Projects of 24 Bahraini Employees in Top-Up BEng Programme

me-metals: Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world's largest aluminium smelter on one site, hosted the Final Year Projects’ Exhibition for 24 Company-sponsored, Bahraini employees currently pursuing...

Eleven Days ago

Chinese trader who made $1.5B on gold builds giant bet on copper price

me-metals: A reclusive Chinese billionaire whose prescient gold trades turned into an eye-catching windfall has now become the country’s biggest copper bull, amassing a bet worth nearly $1 billion in a...

Twelve Days ago

China’s platinum jewellery demand revives after gold rally, WPIC says

me-metals: Demand for platinum jewellery in China, which has declined significantly over the past decade, has started picking up, helping drive a deeper than previously expected global platinum deficit...

Thirteen Days ago

Russia says China’s Zijin agrees to keep Siberian zinc mine open

me-metals: Russia’s Tuva region said it has agreed with Zijin Mining Group to keep the Kyzyl-Tashtyg zinc mine working after sanctions prompted the Chinese company to weigh suspending operations.

Thirteen Days ago

LME looks to curb big bets as energy trader billions rock metals

me-metals: The London Metal Exchange is discussing imposing curbs on big positions that would outlaw the sort of outsized bets that have rocked the markets in recent months.

Seventeen Days ago

Copper prices rise amid US-China trade truce

me-metals: Copper prices rose on Friday as investors weighed the relief from a temporary US-China trade truce against persistent concerns over inflation and slowing global growth.

Eighteen Days ago

Copper output from Codelco climbs 15% in March

me-metals: Copper production from Chilean state-run miner Codelco ticked up nearly 15% year-over-year in March, data from copper commission Cochilco showed on Thursday, climbing to 123,200 metric tons.

twenty-four Days ago