Refineries in India are working to find ways to deal with the hazardous residue created from bauxite during the alumina production process, according to the president of the International Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminium Society.
28 February 2018
Andrea Hotter
Treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) for copper concentrates dropped further toward the end of February, with traders in the market for tonnages at even lower levels.
28 February 2018
Danielle Assalve , Kiki Kang, Archie Hunter, Julian Luk
Jamaica must focus on sustaining the "paradigm shift" in investment that occurred in the past couple of years, and "go full steam ahead" to maximize the benefits of value-added activities, the country’s Minister of Transport and Mines said.
28 February 2018
Andrea Hotter
A second shipment of alumina produced at Alumina Partners of Jamaica (Alpart) has recently been loaded from Jamaica’s Port Kaiser, according to Sun Jing, a senior engineer and manager at China’s Jiuquan Iron & Steel (Group) Co (Jisco).
28 February 2018
Andrea Hotter
Copper concentrate deliveries from the Ok Tedi mine in Papua-New Guinea may be affected after an earthquake-induced landslide cut off the mine from road access, well-informed sources have told Metal Bulletin.
28 February 2018
Archie Hunter
The Jamalco alumina refinery at Clarendon in Jamaica will end its reliance on oil within the next two or three years when it converts to using natural gas, its managing director has said.
28 February 2018
Andrea Hotter
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange fell across the board at the close on Wednesday February 28, with the complex under pressure from the resurgent dollar, which hit its highest level since January 19.
28 February 2018
Alice Mason
Metal Bulletin has launched two assessments to track spot and annual refining charges (RC) for blister copper imported to China following a month-long consultation.
28 February 2018
Julian Luk
Vale is reevaluating its plans for its Vale New Caledonia nickel project due to its improved results and the positive impact of higher cobalt prices, chief executive officer Fabio Schvartsman said on Wednesday February 28.
28 February 2018
Danielle Assalve
Comex copper prices softened in the US morning on Wednesday February 28, with a stronger dollar and lower-than-expected Chinese data weighing on the base metals complex.
28 February 2018
Dalton Barker
