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  • Norilsk Nickel’s mine tops the list of most valuable mines in the world

    BY Editor Metals
    A USD 873 billion mine extracting Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd and Au metals from the magmatic sulphide deposit that forms the core of Norilsk Nickel’s eponymous operations was listed as the most valuable mine in the world by MINING.COM. If the calculations were based on prices back in March, the value of the mine would...
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  • New copper centre to boost cable recycling in Finland

    BY Staff Writer
    A new recycling facility is set to turn the Finnish town of Heinola into an aluminium and copper processing hub. The plant, whose construction costs are estimated at 7 million euros, will begin operating next year. The facility consists of a pre-crushing line and a separation line. The operations will have a production capacity of...
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  • New aluminum technology brings hope for lighter electric vehicles

    BY Expert Base Metals
    Impression Technologies Ltd (ITL) and fischer group have presented novel forming solutions for ultra-high-strength aluminum structures. The developments have the potential for widespread application in automotive production, especially in electric vehicles. Who Since becoming ITL’s first globally accredited HFQ (Hot Form Quench) partner in December 2020, fischer has invested in a dedicated state-of-the-art high volume...
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  • More hope for European industrial sovereignty as major lithium mine set to open in France

    BY Staff Writer
    One of Europe’s largest lithium mines is set to be opened in Central France by 2027. The plan is to produce 34,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide per year from 2028, enough to equip 700,000 electric vehicles annually. Who Industrial metals firm Imerys has confirmed that there are sufficient concentrations and quantities of lithium at a...
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