Mining News Pro - Workers at Chilean state-owned miner Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, said on Saturday they will start preparations for a national strike after the firm announced the closure of the troubled Ventanas smelter.

Monday, June 20, 2022 - 12:52:27

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Mining News Pro - US miner Albemarle (NYSE: ALB), the world’s no. 1 lithium producer, said this week it would temporarily shut two operations due to weaker demand for the commodity used in batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs).

Saturday, August 8, 2020 - 1:40:45 PM

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Mining News Pro - Glencore told the Zambian government this week that it wants to keep operating its Zambian copper mining subsidiary Mopani Copper Mines (MCM), not shutter the operations, mines ministry permanent secretary Barnaby Mulenga said on Sunday.

Monday, April 20, 2020 - 1:29:41 PM

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Mining News Pro - Vale SA, the Brazilian mining giant, plans to place its Mozambican coal operations on maintenance for three months, essentially closing the tap on about one-third of the southeast African country’s export earning

Thursday, November 28, 2019 - 12:18:32 PM

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Mining News Pro - Miner Vale SA said on Friday it had been authorized by Brazilian regulator ANM to resume operations at its Alegria mining site, which were interrupted last March after a “stress test” failed to guarantee its stability.

Monday, November 4, 2019 - 11:53:02 AM

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Mining News Pro - Glencore Plc is planning to halt production at one of the world’s biggest cobalt mines after prices for the battery metal collapsed and costs at the project increased, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Wednesday, August 7, 2019 - 10:57:30 AM

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Mining News Pro - India`s Vedanta Ltd has been selling copper concentrate on the spot market from stockpiles at its Sterlite smelter, a company official said, after the facility was forced to stop operating earlier this year amid pollution concerns.

Friday, November 16, 2018 - 9:29:16 AM

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