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3 days ago | 
miningmetalnews.com | Simon Matthis
SMS group has signed an agreement with Metso Corporation to acquire parts of their portfolio for sustainable metals production. Metso is a technology and services provider in the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries.
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4 days ago | 
miningmetalnews.com | Simon Matthis
By Simon MatthisPresident Donald Trump’s obsession with rare earth elements (REEs) — in Ukraine, Greenland, and most recently in his push for deep-sea mining — is not as eccentric or original as it might seem, at least not compared to many of his other political positions. It’s worth noting that the previous EU Commission’s raw materials strategy also placed considerable emphasis on developing rare earth production and, more broadly, critical metals.
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5 days ago | 
miningmetalnews.com | Simon Matthis
Allied Gold Corporation, a Canadian-based gold producer with a diversified portfolio of assets in Africa, announces that its common shares have been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Trading on the NYSE is expected to commence at market open on Monday, June 9, 2025, under the ticker symbol "AAUC". The listing on the NYSE represents a significant milestone for Allied, reflecting the continued growth of its business.
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6 days ago | 
miningmetalnews.com | Simon Matthis
Metso has signed an agreement to sell its Ferrous business to SMS group, a global company providing technology and services in plant construction and mechanical engineering for the metals industry. The businesses to be divested include, for example, travelling grate pelletizing and CircoredTM direct reduction process, as well as the related service business.
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1 week ago | 
miningmetalnews.com | Simon Matthis
The Executive Board of Thyssenkrupp AG has made significant progress in developing a strategic target model for the future course of the entire Group and will present its plans to the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp AG before the end of this fiscal year. The core of the plans is to gradually separate all business segments of Thyssenkrupp and open them up for third-party investment.
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1 week ago | 
miningmetalnews.com | Simon Matthis
Metso has been awarded a repeat order to deliver sustainable tailings filtration technology for the Huayou Group’s laterite nickel mine project in Indonesia. The order value, which is not disclosed, has been booked in Minerals segment’s 2025 second-quarter orders received. Metso’s delivery consists of the engineering, manufacturing and supply of 16 Larox® FFP3512 filters, as well as advisory services and spare parts for installation and commissioning.
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1 week ago | 
miningmetalnews.com | Simon Matthis
Alleima's Kanthal division and Danieli will supply a pilot-scale electric process gas heater to be installed at Emsteel's Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) plant in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to electrify a part of their existing heating system. The heater is based on Prothal® DH technology and will be the first electric process gas heater for DRI that Kanthal supplies for commercial use - an important step in the ongoing development project. Delivery is planned for the beginning of 2026.
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2 weeks ago | 
miningmetalnews.com | Simon Matthis
Rio Tinto announces that Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm will step down from the Group later this year, at the conclusion of a succession process. Jakob joined Rio Tinto in 2018 as Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer, and became Chief Executive in January 2021. As Chief Executive, Jakob has reset Rio Tinto’s strategy to align the group to the opportunities of the energy transition and shaped a pathway to a decade of profitable growth.
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2 weeks ago | 
miningmetalnews.com | Simon Matthis
Rio Tinto and Corporación Nacional Del Cobre de Chile have signed binding agreements to form a joint venture to develop and operate a high-grade lithium project in the Salar de Maricunga in Chile. The agreement is the next step in a broader strategic partnership to strengthen both Rio Tinto’s and Chile’s positions as leading suppliers of materials for the global energy transition.
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2 weeks ago | 
miningmetalnews.com | Simon Matthis
Talga signs binding Vittangi anode offtake agreementBattery materials company Talga Group announces the execution of a binding offtake agreement with Nyobolt, a pioneer of high-power, ultra-fast battery charging technologies, for a multi-year supply of Talnode®-C graphite anode from the Company’s wholly owned Vittangi Anode Project in Sweden.