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The impact of technology on long term metal prices
In the long term there is a symbiotic relationship between technology and long-term metal prices. During the 20th century every time there was a co...
US steps up crackdown on Chinese exports of flat-rolled aluminium products
On 28 November, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its preliminary decision to impose anti-dumping duties on aluminium common alloy shee...
Norilsk copper mine
Mining in Norilsk began with an open pit at Medvezhy Ruchei during the 1930s and was followed by underground operations at Zapolyarny in 1945. Thes...
Balkhash zinc smelter
Opened in 2000, the Kazakhmys owned Balkhash zinc smelter in Kazakhstan used pressure leaching technology to directly leach concentrate, supplied f...
The dollar's weakening grip on commodity pricing
The US dollar dominates pricing and payments of energy and metals. But this could be about to change. Geopolitical and economic motivations for dro...
Mikkaichi (Electrothermic) zinc smelter
The zinc smelter at Mikkaichi in Japan used the electrothermic process to produce slab zinc. However producing zinc by this process proved uneconom...
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