US Steel warns Nippon deal failure would put thousands of jobs at risk
US Steel warned on Wednesday that a failure to merge with Nippon Steel would put thousands of US union jobs at risk and signaled that it would close some steel mills and potentially move its headquarters out of politically important Pennsylvania.
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Rusal in talks to mine bauxite in Sierra Leone
Russian aluminum giant Rusal is in negotiations with the government of Sierra Leone on a bauxite mining concession, the RIA state news agency reported on Wednesday, citing the west African country’s mining minister.
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Glencore, Rusal extend aluminum supply contract into 2025
Swiss-based trading house Glencore and aluminum producer Rusal have extended their long-term supply contract into next year after the amount traded so far has amounted to a fraction of the agreement’s maximum volumes, a source with direct knowledge said on Wednesday.
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Potanin’s Interros calls Rusal claims about Nornickel asset sales ‘unfounded’
Interros, Nornickel’s largest shareholder, on Monday called allegations by fellow shareholder Rusal about undervalued asset sales unfounded, the latest step in a long-running dispute between two of Russia’s biggest metals firms.
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Rusal to add Abramovich to lawsuit against Potanin over nickel miner pact
Aluminum giant Rusal obtained permission by a London court on Friday to add Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and his firm Crispian Investments Ltd as defendants in the case against Vladimir Potanin, CEO of Nornickel.
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New process turns scrap aluminum into usable construction materials
Twisted aluminum mesh, banged-up bicycle frames and used car parts languishing in junk yards could gain new life as building structures such as door and window frames, facades, lighting and decorative features thanks to a new patent-pending technology developed at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).
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Hydro says Russian metal threatens LME benchmark, Rusal hits back
Mining News Pro - The London Metal Exchange should reconsider a decision not to ban Russian aluminum from its warehouse network as large volumes are jeopardizing the benchmark status of its contract, producer Norsk Hydro said in a letter this week.
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Extraction of 42 million and 95 thousand tons of minerals by Nicico
Mining News Pro - Employees of the National Copper Company managed to set a record of extracting 42 million and 95 thousand tons of minerals in the first two months of this year. Also, in Sarchesheme copper mine, a record of 21 million and 415 thousand tons of extraction was recorded in the period of two months.
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Mobarakeh Steel producing more than 20 thousand tons of hot coil a day
Mining News Pro - In the hot rolling section, at the beginning of the year, Mobarakeh Steel Company managed to set a new record with the production of 20 thousand 486 tons of hot coils in one day.
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175 thousand tons of alumina powder was produced in Iran Alumina Company
Mining News Pro - CEO of Iran Alumina Company located in Jajarm city said: 175 thousand tons of alumina powder was produced in this industrial complex in the 9 months of this year, which is equal to the same period last year.
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Rusal eyes rising demand for low-carbon aluminum in China
Mining News Pro - Russian aluminum giant Rusal is looking to supply more low-carbon aluminum to China amid friendly ties and rising demand for the metal from the country’s electric vehicle firms, a Rusal manager said on Friday.
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Russia’s Rusal: 2023 sales pick up after LME decision
Mining News Pro - Rusal’s sales had already exceeded 76% of its primary aluminum and value-added production for 2023, the company said, confirming an earlier source-based report by Reuters.
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En+ says Rusal remains in full compliance with US regulations
Mining News Pro - The chairman of EN+, which owns a 57% stake in aluminum producer Rusal, dismissed media reports that Washington is weighing restricting imports of Russian metal, saying Rusal remained in full compliance with US regulations.
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Yunnan asks aluminum producers to cut power usage
Mining News Pro - China’s southwestern province of Yunnan has ordered producers of electrolytic aluminum to reduce their power usage this week, the companies told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Iran Alumina Company import 200 thousand tons of bauxite from Turkey annually
Mining News Pro - The CEO of Iran Alumina, located in Jajarm, North Khorasan province, said that 200,000 tons of bauxite is imported from Turkey every year as the raw material needed for this complex.
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Fifty-thousand-year-old diamonds may be used to design ultra-hard yet malleable electronics
Mining News Pro - An international team of scientists discovered that diamonds formed during a high-energy shock wave from an asteroid collision around 50,000 years ago have unique and exceptional properties, caused by short-term high temperatures and extreme pressure.
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Iran Alumina plans for a 350 thousand tons of aluminum export
Mining News Pro - The CEO of Iran Alumina Company announced plans to export 350,000 tons of aluminum ingots this year.
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Global autonomous mining truck population tops thousand mark, to reach 1,800 by 2025
Mining News Pro - The number of autonomous haul trucks in operation globally reached 1,068 by May 2022, representing an annual increase of 39%, according to figures tallied by GlobalData. The UK-based data analytics firm also expects this total to exceed 1,800 (a 70% increase on current levels) by the end of 2025.
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Australia begins long road to retraining thousands of coal workers for clean energy roles
Mining News Pro - The sudden speed of the shift to clean power is forcing Australia, a global champion of coal and gas, to confront one of the energy industry’s biggest challenges — how to transition millions of fossil fuel workers to new roles in wind and solar.
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Rio takes full control of Rusal alumina partnership in Australia
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto Group has taken full control of an alumina refinery it owns with United Co. Rusal International PJSC in Australia, formally removing access to a key source of raw material for the Russian aluminum giant.
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Signet shocks diamond trade with refusal to buy Russian gems
Mining News Pro - Signet Jewelers Ltd., the owner of Kay Jewelers and Zales, sent shockwaves through the global diamond trade on Wednesday, telling suppliers it would no longer buy stones mined in Russia, the world’s biggest source of gems.
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Barrick’s Tanzania gold mine hit by new police abuse accusations
Mining News Pro - A corporate watchdog is alleging that local police are killing and assaulting villagers around a Tanzanian mine owned by Barrick Gold Corp. The Canadian miner denies that it is responsible for police conduct.
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Rusal halts alumina shipments from Ukraine
Mining News Pro - Russian aluminium producer Rusal the world’s top manufacturer of the metal outside China, has halted alumina shipments from its 1.75-Mtpa Nikolaev refinery, nearby the port of Mykolaiv in Ukraine, heightening disruptions to the alumina and aluminium market, consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie said on Monday in a research note.
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Aluminum shortages to deter blanket sanctions on Rusal
Mining News Pro - The United States and European Union countries are unlikely to impose blanket sanctions on Rusal if Russia invades Ukraine as that would exacerbate aluminium shortages, propel prices to new records and damage manufacturing, analysts say.
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USA Rare Earth to produce nearly half of critical minerals in USGS’ updated list
Mining News Pro - USA Rare Earth announced that it expects to produce nearly half of the critical minerals listed in the US Geological Survey’s revised list of raw materials deemed crucial for national security and the economy.
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