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PLATINUM
Implats announces its 8MW fuel cell project at its Impala Platinum Refineries
Leading platinum group metals producer, Implats, aims to take its Impala Platinum Refinery off the Eskom grid, and power the refinery using fuel cell technology, initially with the installation of an 8 MW Doosan Fuel Cell. The project is...
NICKEL
Nickel One Resources agreement with Finore Mining for the acquisition of the LK PGE-Cu-Ni project in Finland
Nickel One Resources Inc. Nickel One announces that the Company signed a Definitive Agreement with Finore Mining (“Finore”) for the purchase of 100% interest in the Lantinen Koillismaa Platinum Group Element-Copper-Nickel (PGE-Cu-Ni) project (“LK Project”) located in North-central Finland....
NIOBIUM
US mines produced an estimated $74.6 billion in minerals last year
United States mines in 2016 produced an estimated $74.6 billion of raw mineral materials, a slight increase from 2015, the U.S. Geological Survey announced Tuesday. The information comes from the 40th annual Mineral Commodity Summaries report, the earliest comprehensive...
IRON ORE AND MANGANESE
BHP Billiton produces record amount of iron ore at WA mines
BHP Billiton has reported a record amount of iron ore production across its mines in Western Australia for the second half of 2016 due to the ramp up of its Jimblebar mine in the Pilbara.The world's biggest miner produced...
COAL
New Hope Group gets approval to expand New Acland coal mine
New Hope Group has secured federal government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) approval for its New Acland Stage 3 Continuation Project in Queensland, Australia. New Hope Group managing director Shane Stephan stated that the approval demonstrates the...
PLATINUM
Chromite Supply Agreement with Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited
Further to the announcement on 29 December 2015, the Company announces that its South African subsidiaries, International Ferro Metals Limited and International Ferro Metals SA Holdings have entered into a settlement agreement with Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited ("RPM") regarding...
PHOSPHATES
Federal agencies approve new phosphate mine in Idaho
Two federal agencies have approved a 2.4-mile-long open pit phosphate mine proposed by a Canadian company in southeastern Idaho. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service late last week issued separate decisions approving the plan by...
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