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EU says expects contacts, no formal talks with US on tariffs this week
By: Reuters 12th March 2018 The European Commission said it expected to be in contact with the US over steel and aluminium tariffs this week, but added that no formal talks were scheduled. "No meetings as such are planned at the moment between US and EU authorities," a spokesman for the European Commission told a regular... →
WTO says there is still time to discuss US tariff move
By: Reuters 9th March 2018 World Trade Organization (WTO) members still have time to discuss the US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports signed by President Donald Trump on Thursday, and it is up to them what happens next, WTO spokesperson Dan Pruzin told reporters on Friday. "Certainly there is still time to discuss... →
World's biggest mining show draws huge crowd, signalling mining investment optimism
By: Henry Lazenby 7th March 2018 The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada's (PDAC's) 2018 convention, in Toronto, drew an international crowd of 25 606 people, in what is widely considered as a clear sign that optimism is returning to the mineral exploration and mining industry following several years of turmoil.... →
Hydro says no time set for restart of Brazil's Alunorte plant
By: Reuters 7th March 2018 Norwegian aluminium maker Hydro is still unable to set a date for the restart of production at Brazil's Alunorte alumina refinery, the world's largest, the company said on Wednesday. The plant, a key supplier to Hydro's aluminium smelters, was ordered to halve production last week over fear of... →
UBS warns of 'deep trade war' as commodity giant sees no winners
By: Bloomberg 7th March 2018 Raw materials are at great risk as Donald Trump’s White House prepares to pull the trigger on tariffs. UBS Group warned metals to energy will be hurt should US levies spark a global trade war, while commodity powerhouse Australia forecast only a damaging race to the bottom. “Obviously, going... →
Australia's Lowe warns Trump tariffs could shock global economy
By: Bloomberg 7th March 2018 Australian central bank Governor Philip Lowe slammed President Donald Trump’s tariffs proposal, warning escalation and retaliation could develop into a “very big shock for the global economy.” In unusually strong language for the Reserve Bank of Australia chief, Lowe described Trump’s proposed... →
Pushback on Trump tariffs gathers steam, Mexico rejects bid to split NAFTA
By: Reuters 6th March 2018 Republican lawmakers stepped up calls for President Donald Trump to pull back from proposed tariffs on steel and aluminium imports as key trading partner Mexico rejected a bid by Washington to drive a wedge between it and Canada in talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.... →
Brazil court denies Norsk Hydro request to resume production
By: Reuters 6th March 2018 A Brazilian court denied a request by Norwegian aluminium maker Norsk Hydro to resume full operations at its unit Hydro Alunorte, the court said in a statement, in the latest setback after allegations it had contaminated water in the area. Norsk Hydro had appealed to a higher court after a judge... →
South African steel, aluminum firms watchful, but not overly anxious, as US tariff hikes loom
By: Terence Creamer 6th March 2018 South African steel and aluminium firms remain watchful and uncertain about the effects that proposed increased US trade protection could have on their businesses. However, the companies also indicate that they will seek to mitigate the risk through export diversification, as well as a continued... →
Mining-specific staff recruitment, management app developed 
By: Mia Breytenbach 6th March 2018 To refine and improve the execution of recruitment within the mining industry, mining and engineering professionals recruiter TrueVine Consulting has developed a new, innovative online recruitment platform, called Digger. “Digger is a digital recruitment, talent management and staff retention... →
Trump tariffs are black day for world, business, BHP CEO says
By: Bloomberg 6th March 2018 President Donald Trump’s plans to slap tariffs on steel and aluminium imports is a black day for the world and business, according to the biggest mining company. BHP Billiton and competitors could be hit should other economies follow the move by the US toward a more protectionist and anti... →
Building trust between miners, host governments a prerequisite to foster economic prosperity
By: Henry Lazenby 6th March 2018 Endemic mistrust between private sector miners and African jurisdictions belies the spirit and objectives set out in the African Union's African Mining Vision, an audience attending the eighth MineAfrica panel discussion at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference heard on... →
MineAfrica 8th Panel Discussion on African Mining in 2018-Politics, Policies and Opportunities
Global metals exploration likely to rise 20% in 2018 – S&P Global
By: Henry Lazenby 5th March 2018 Global mining exploration budgets are expected to swell about 20% in 2018, bolstered by the generally positive trend in metals prices extending into early 2018, a new report by S&P Global Market Intelligence has found. Global spending on the search for nonferrous metals rose 15% year-on-year in... →
'Don't react': trade experts look past Trump noise at NAFTA talks
By: Reuters 4th March 2018 Donald Trump may be president of the US but his words do not necessarily carry the weight of the US government at the biggest trade shake-up he is pushing. Sometimes, it is better to block them out and carry on, participants say. Negotiations between the US, Canada and Mexico to redraw the North... →
Trump says US to impose steep tariffs on steel, aluminium imports
By: Reuters 2nd March 2018 US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday he would impose hefty tariffs on imported steel and aluminium to protect US producers, risking retaliation from major trade partners like China, Europe and neighbouring Canada as well as helping to trigger a large selloff on Wall Street. Trump said... →
Brazilian agency fines Norsk Hydro unit in Para state
By: Reuters 1st March 2018 Brazilian environmental agency Ibama fined Norsk Hydro's unit in the northern state of Para, the world's largest alumina refining plant, 20-million reais and ordered it to halt using its waste pool and drainage system, potentially halting all work at the plant, the regulator said in statement on... →
Rusal quest for value to dent Glencore's aluminium clout
By: Reuters 27th February 2018 Mining giant Glencore's deal to buy aluminium from Rusal will be renewed from 2019, but the tonnage is likely to be much lower as the Russian producer taps into growing demand for value-added products, two sources close to the matter said. Unless it sources from additional suppliers, the... →
Resounding welcome for Gwede, who declines opportunity to comment
By: Martin Creamer 27th February 2018 New South African Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has received a resounding welcome from the Chamber of Mines of South Africa, Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) and mining luminaries. The Chamber of Mines of South Africa has welcomed the appointment of Mantashe, 62, describing him... →
Incoming Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe
Norway's Hydro told to cut output at Brazil alumina plant
By: Reuters 27th February 2018 Norwegian aluminium maker Norsk Hydro has been told by a Brazilian regulator to cut output from its Alunorte alumina refinery by 50 percent until it complies with an order to safeguard the environment, the company said. The cutbacks follow recent claims by Brazilian federal and state prosecutors... →
Hydro bids for Rio Tinto's Icelandic aluminium plant
By: Simone Liedtke 26th February 2018 Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro has made a binding offer to acquire diversified miner Rio Tinto's ISAL aluminium plant, in Iceland. The offer also includes Rio Tinto's 53% share in Dutch anode facility Aluchemie and 50% of its shares in Swedish aluminium fluoride plant Alufluor, for... →
Century Aluminum CEO: will recall workers if Trump imposes tariffs
By: Reuters 23rd February 2018 The main US producer of high-purity aluminium used in military aircraft is poised to begin restarting idled production lines at its smelter in eastern Kentucky and recall some 350 workers if President Donald Trump imposes aluminium import curbs. Century Aluminum CEO Michael Bless told Reuters on... →
Rusal Q4 core earnings surge, Deripaska steps down
By: Reuters 23rd February 2018 Russian aluminium giant Rusal posted a 42% jump in fourth-quarter core earnings on Friday, helped by higher aluminium prices, and announced billionaire Oleg Deripaska would step down as president, as expected. Hong-Kong listed Rusal said fourth-quarter earnings before interest, taxation,... →
Finland takes top spot for mining-friendly investment 
By: Henry Lazenby 23rd February 2018 Finland has ousted Saskatchewan as the top international jurisdiction for mining investment, Canada's Fraser Institute announced on Thursday. Canada's leading independent think-tank, the Fraser Institute, administers its Annual Survey of Mining Companies and ranks jurisdictions around the world... →
Glencore shoots lights out, mulls divi top-up, reaffirms South Africa
By: Martin Creamer 21st February 2018 Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore shot the lights out with a superlative set of 2017 results that coincided with a leap in its share price in Johannesburg, the reaffirmation of South Africa as an even more positive investment destination, and the mulling of a dividend "top up"... →
Flashback to Ivan Glasenberg opening Glencore-funded school in South Africa's coalfields.
As Trump takes aim at foreign metal, Canada argues for exemption
By: Bloomberg 20th February 2018 The biggest steel and aluminium exporter to the US is hopeful of being left out of a Trump administration crackdown on foreign shipments. The US Commerce Department didn’t recommend giving Canada a pass when it outlined possible tariffs and quotas on Friday, but it did single out its northern... →
EU warns it will retaliate if hit by US trade curbs
By: Reuters 20th February 2018 The European Commission said on Tuesday it had expressed its concern to Washington about possible measures to curb imports of steel and aluminium and warned that it was ready to react if its industry was hit. "We have made it clear to the US administration at the highest level that we would be... →
Russia's Prokhorov sells 6% stake in Rusal to Vekselberg
By: Reuters 20th February 2018 Russian businessman Mikhail Prokhorov has agreed to sell a 6% stake in Russian aluminium giant Rusal to a consortium of investors led by billionaire Viktor Vekselberg and his partners, the consortium said on Monday. The sale will close a chapter at the world's second largest aluminium producer.... →
BHP rewards shareholders, profit jumps 25% on commodity prices
By: Mariaan Webb 20th February 2018 Higher commodity prices have helped the world’s largest diversified mining group to report a 25% increase in its underlying attributable profit and to reward shareholders with higher interim dividends. Melbourne-headquartered BHP grew its underlying attributable profit from $3.24-billion in the... →
As 'America First' turns to steel, Canada looks to duck trump ax
By: Bloomberg 20th February 2018 Canada, the top steel and aluminum exporter to the US, is hopeful of being left out of a Trump administration crackdown on foreign shipments. While the US Commerce Department didn’t recommend giving its northern neighbor a pass when it outlined possible tariffs and quotas on Friday, it did... →
Russian magnate Deripaska to quit roles at his two biggest firms
By: Reuters 19th February 2018 Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska plans to step down as the president of the two companies he controls - aluminium giant Rusal and En+ Group, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The change comes less than a month after the inclusion of Deripaska and dozens of Russian billionaires... →
US seeks to boost output of 35 minerals, reduce import reliance
By: Reuters 17th February 2018 The United States should boost domestic production of 35 critical minerals including uranium, cobalt and lithium, to reduce its reliance on foreign suppliers, the Interior Department said on Friday. Aluminium and potash are also on the draft list of 35 critical materials used in basic... →
Leon expects mining industry to have a future under Ramaphosa’s Presidency
By: Nadine James 16th February 2018 Herbert Smith Freehills partner and Africa co-chairperson Peter Leon is cautiously optimistic that the changes signalled by newly elected President Cyril Ramaphosa will benefit South Africa’s economic recovery. In a speech to the British Chamber of Business in South Africa on Thursday evening, he... →
Herbert Smith Freehills partner and Africa co-chairperson Peter Leon
Test results support Cadoux project’s HPA flowsheet
By: Schalk Burger 16th February 2018 Metallurgical tests conducted as part of the prefeasibility study (PFS) at ASX-listed FYI Resources’ Cadoux Kaolin project, in Western Australia, have validated the high-purity alumina (HPA) flowsheet for the project. The outstanding metallurgical test results returned excellent leach extractions... →
Sound policy, low risk key to attracting mining investment
By: Henry Lazenby 16th February 2018 The global equity markets have been extremely volatile in recent weeks, extending a frantic selloff in US stocks that culminated in the steepest plunge for the Dow Jones Industrial Average in six-and-a-half years. While commodities were not spared from the rout, American multinational investment... →
South32 announces special dividend after stronger-than-expected H1
By: Simone Liedtke 15th February 2018 Diversified miner South32 will return more money to shareholders, after reporting a stronger-than-expected $543-million underlying profit for the first half of the 2018 financial year. This meant that dividends to shareholders would be doubled. →
South32 CEO Graham Kerr
Trump weighs tariffs, quotas on US steel, aluminium imports
By: Reuters 14th February 2018 US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was considering a range of options to address steel and aluminium imports that he said were unfairly hurting US producers, including tariffs and quotas. Trump's comments - his strongest signal in months that he will take at least some action to... →
Trump to meet US lawmakers to discuss trade, focus on steel and aluminium
By: Reuters 13th February 2018 US President Donald Trump will meet with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday to discuss trade matters, as he ponders whether to takes steps to limit steel and aluminium imports seen as damaging to US businesses. A month ago the Commerce Department handed Trump the results of its... →
Industry, environment lobby cautiously optimistic as Canada tables new enviro review rules
By: Henry Lazenby 9th February 2018 Ottawa on Thursday tabled new legislation to improve the federal environmental assessment process for mining projects. The legislation is aimed at strengthening and restoring the credibility of Canada's environmental laws. →
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