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Value-in-use iron ore costs Q1 2024
The average global value-in-use (VIU) iron ore cost for Q1 2024 is US$57.5/t (62% Fe fines basis, CFR China). This is up by 2.2% compared to the la...
Mining amid a changing political landscape in Latin America
Latin America holds over half the global reserves of copper and lithium, and with robust demand for these key energy transition enablers, mining of...
Årdal aluminium smelter
The smelter was commissioned in 1959. Installed capacity is more than 200ktpa. Wood Mackenzie’s asset reports are built from the bottom up, incorpo...
Sohar aluminium smelter
The expansion in 2011 for 360kt/a to 390kt/a implied an increase in amperage from around 357kA to 387kA. Were this to be applied to Line 2, this su...
Atacama (SQM) - Lithium brine
Operated by SQM Salar S.A, Atacama (SQM) is a lithium brine project located in Antofagasta, Chile. Now one of two major operators at the Salar de A...
A challenging future for secondary zinc
The demands of de-carbonisation and the rise of the circular economy will undoubtedly affect the zinc market. For zinc, meeting these demands will ...
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