The Secondary Aluminum Coalition for America (SACA) is pushing secondary aluminium to the centre of US supply-chain strategy, arguing that recycling-based production can expand domestic aluminium capacity faster and more efficiently than new primary smelters. In this AL Circle interview, SACA...
Iron ore remains Rio Tinto's financial anchor, but growing exposure to aluminium, copper and lithium is changing how investors assess the diversified miner. Rio Tinto is attracting renewed attention among UK-listed metals and mining stocks as its expanding commodity mix creates a valuation picture...
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Metlen Energy & Metals, an Athens-listed group, has asserted a substantial investment of 295.5 million euros aimed at the development of an incorporated bauxite, alumina and gallium production line. Image Source: https://www.metlengroup.com/ The investment was approved on January 16, 2025, during...
New research highlights a breakthrough in recovering valuable metals like magnesium and other metals from mine waste using acid-producing bacteria. According to researcher Nathan van Wyk, this innovative approach is promising to reduce environmental pollution, extend mines' operational lifespans,...
Alaska boasts deposits of 49 of the 50 minerals deemed critical to the United States economy, national security, and clean energy ambitions. Yet, many of these vital resources do not reside within traditional ore deposits. Instead, they are often byproducts of conventionally mined metals such as...
China is bracing its position as a key player in the global minerals market, with a sharp focus on bauxite, a critical raw material for aluminium production. In the first nine months of last year alone, China's bauxite imports surged by 20 per cent, among other minerals, a judicious progress to...
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embaló held a joint press conference, as the Kazinform News Agency reported via Akorda. During the conference, the two leaders shared a joint statement highlighting the outcomes of their bilateral discussions....
Regions across the globe are part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and have witnessed the significant impact of defence supply, all thanks to the comprehensive list released for the defence industry, which includes everything composed of aluminium, among other materials. The...
The Australian-based company specialising in producing ultra-high purity alumina (HPA), Alpha HPA, has achieved a significant milestone by securing $400 million in debt financing to advance its High Purity Alumina (HPA) First Project in Gladstone, Queensland. The funding, supported by Export...
As part of a research and development program, Rio Tinto is assessing the potential for extracting and valorising gallium, a critical and strategic mineral already present in the bauxite processed in its alumina refinery in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, the only one in Canada. When the preliminary phase...
The final month of 2024 began this week, marking several key events in the upstream aluminium sector. A few of them are critical minerals export ban by China to the United States, projections by the Australian Securities Exchange Limited (ASX) suggesting a return of bauxite stocks to IPOs, and the...
Three critical minerals - gallium, germanium, and antimony - have been banned from being exported to the United States by China in an escalation of trade tensions. The decision, unveiled on December 3, 2024, comes just a day after Washington imposed new restrictions targeting China’s semiconductor...
A conference titled 'Odisha Metals & Mining Conference' hosted by ASSOCHAM on Thursday, November 21, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, was aimed to encourage all stakeholders to explore the potential of the metals & mining sector for Sustainable & Inclusive Growth. Involving all the major stakeholders of...
Cultivating restorative microbial activity to remediate metal-impacted mine wastes has retained some successes, mainly using man-made wetlands or passive bioreactors to generate (microbially mediated) anoxic and sulfidic conditions. Image Source: American Geosciences Institute Recently, researcher...
The European Union (EU) has been actively engaged in the global competition to secure critical minerals and rare earth elements. Despite the aggressive competition worldwide, the EU's efforts to scan every nook and cranny of the globe for these essential components have been relentless. However,...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) chose Iowa-based Critical Materials Recycling (CMR) as one of six companies to receive a $500,000 cash prize, along with $100,000 in support from national laboratories. The DOE prize was awarded to Critical Materials Recycling to implement the acid-free...
Global metals and mining company focused on bauxite, alumina, and aluminium, Century Aluminum, commends the Biden Administration for finalising the guidance on the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit (Section 45X of the Inflation Reduction Act). This pivotal move strengthens U.S. production of...
Impact Minerals has collaborated with CPC Engineering and the Mineral Recovery Research Centre (MRRC) at Edith Cowan University on an initiative to pilot the commercialisation of the company's ingenious process for producing High-Purity Alumina (HPA) from the Lake Hope reserve, located 500...
Cadoux Limited, a leading producer of high-quality critical minerals for use in electric vehicles and high-tech applications, has reportedly acquired an $848,880 R&D tax incentive offset payment for its work-in-progress critical mineral projects that will innovate process design to produce...
The Australian Aluminium Council has renewed its call for the inclusion of bauxite, alumina and aluminium to Australia's Critical Minerals list, as a new report highlights growing risks to the sector. The report "Vulnerabilities & Opportunities in Australia's Upstream Aluminium Sectors" highlights...
