Demand for battery metals to jump 500% by 2050

Stainless Steel Tube Demand for battery metals to jump 500% by 2050 Production of battery metals such as graphite, lithium and cobalt will have to increase Contact Copper and molybdenum, will be used in a range of technologies while graphite and lithium, may be needed...

Anglo American to spin off South African coal mines

Stainless Steel Tube Anglo American to spin off South African coal mines Some of the world’s biggest banks have moved to end coal financing for the sake of the planet. Contact Anglo American speeds up its exit from thermal coal. Anglo American (LON: AAL) is speeding...

Copper price jumps as Chinese imports surge

Stainless Steel Tube Copper price jumps as Chinese imports surge China’s refined copper imports in April rose 14% from a year ago to just under 442,000 tonnes, as factories and construction activity continues to ramp up. Contact For the first four months of the year,...

South African union wins case on covid-19 safety

Stainless Steel Tube South African union wins case on covid-19 safety “Now the lives and livelihoods of mineworkers can be protected,” South Africa’s Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) president Joseph Mathunjwa said. Contact The union said that...

Extended lockdowns to hit copper production

Stainless Steel Tube Extended lockdowns to hit copper production One of the largest copper/zinc mines in the world, Antamina produced 101 million tonnes of copper in 2019. Contact China is the world’s top metals consumer. Peruvian copper mine Antamina, owned by BHP...

Ivanhoe’s Kakula mine advances ahead of schedule

Stainless Steel Tube Ivanhoe’s Kakula mine advances ahead of schedule The mining team is on pace to set a new monthly development record of 1.7 kilometres of advancement. Contact Kamoa-Kakula is expected to reach peak annual production of over 700,000 tonnes of...

President Cyril Ramaphosa eases Covid-19 lockdown measures

Stainless Steel Tube President Cyril Ramaphosa eases Covid-19 lockdown measures “Lockdown cannot be sustained indefinitely, our people need to eat,” said Ramaphosa in announcing the end of the lockdown. Contact Ramaphosa again thanked South Africans for...

Zambia mining firms seek government relief amid coronavirus

Stainless Steel Tube Zambia mining firms seek government relief amid coronavirus The chamber submitted a broad, three-phase economic plan to government. Contact Mining industry stakeholders hoping that significant stimulus measures would be instituted. The Zambia...