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US buyers are increasingly turning to copper from the Democratic Republic of Congo, helping drive record imports from the African producer as industrial consumers capitalise on discounts to COMEX-approved brands. Copper cathode deliveries from the world’s second-biggest copper-producing nation hit a record 53,290 metric tons in July, according to US trade data. That gave Cong...

Core Lithium has produced its first spodumene concentrate from the recommissioned processing plant at its Finniss lithium operation in the Northern Territory, marking a key milestone in the staged restart of the operation. The milestone was achieved within six months of Core announcing the final investment decision (FID) to restart Finniss and in line with […]

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Brown coal mining in the Czech Republic rose nearly four percent year on year in the first half of this year, to 13.04 million tonnes, despite plans for a gradual phase-out. Hard coal mining, meanwhile, has ended, with the last mine in the Karviná region closing in early February. According to the Ministry of Industry […]

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China’s clean energy machine is now moving so fast that it’s meeting soaring electricity demand and pushing coal power backward at the same time. Coal generation has stopped growing in 17 of the 26 Chinese provinces and regions analyzed in a new report from energy think tank Ember. Those regions include industrial heavyweights such as Shandong […]

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Viridis Mining & Minerals has placed its first major equipment purchase order for the Colossus rare earth project, in Brazil, for a residue pressure filtration package supplied by Dewater Filter Press. The purchase order covers the design, manufacture, fabrication, testing and supply of the residue pressure filtration package, which is a critical component of the Colossus...