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Silver Bell Mining LLC, a division of copper producer Asarco LLC, has reached a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to report that it used cobalt from 2001 to 2003.
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Northern Peru Copper Corp. has signed an agreement of support for a cash takeover offer by state-owned China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Co. Ltd. and publicly traded Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., the Vancouver, British Columbia-based miner said Thursday.
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U.S. spot prices for bismuth are continuing their gradual decline after a spike during the first half of 2007.
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Silver Bell Mining LLC, a division of copper producer Asarco LLC, has reached a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failure to report using cobalt during 2001 to 2003.
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Few surprises were produced as a climate change bill that would cap greenhouse gas emissions and set up a market for trading emissions passed the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee by an 11-8 vote.
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The U.S. Defense National Stockpile Center (DNSC) sold 300,000 pounds of cobalt during November to two companies—Glencore Ltd., Stamford, Conn., and SFP Metals Ltd., London—for $9.8 million, or $32.67 a pound.
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Uncertainties surround the start-up of the third furnace at Felman Production Inc.’s Letart, W.Va., silicomanganese plant, which had been expected in November.
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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. plans to restart its Climax open-pit molybdenum mine near Leadville, Colo. The New Orleans-based company expects to spend $500 million to bring the mine, which has been idle since 1995, back online.
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Replacement automotive battery shipments in October dipped by 2.5 percent to 8.4 million units compared with the same period last year, according to the Battery Council International (BCI).
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The U.S. Defense National Stockpile Center (DNSC) sold 300,000 pounds of cobalt during November to two companies—Glencore Ltd., Stamford, Conn., and SFP Metals Ltd., London—for $9.8 million, or $32.67 a pound.
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Uncertainties surround the start-up of the third furnace at Felman Production Inc.’s Letart, W.Va., silicomanganese plant, which had been expected in November.
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Xstrata Plc’s pipeline of copper projects could be fast-tracked following a deal with engineering and construction company Bechtel Corp., San Francisco, Xstrata said Wednesday.
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Constellation Copper Corp. plans to cut almost two-thirds of the workers at its Lisbon Valley copper mine in San Juan County, Utah, as it switches to a heap leach-only mining method.
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Australia’s Pallinghurst Resources LLC has bowed out to a sweetened bid by Palmary Enterprises (Australia) Pty Ltd. in the long-running battle for manganese miner Consolidated Minerals Ltd. (CSM).
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Exploration results at Xstrata Plc’s Raglan nickel mine in the Nunavik Territory of northern Quebec show the site contains 4.5 million tonnes of inferred ore resources, more than double the 2 million tonnes previously estimated following a preliminary study in August.
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Exploration results at Xstrata Plc’s Raglan nickel mine in the Nunavik Territory of northern Quebec have found the site contains 4.5 million tonnes of inferred ore resources, more than double the 2 million tonnes previously estimated following a preliminary study in August, the company said Wednesday.
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After nearly nine months, Eramet Marietta Inc. has told customers it will lift its force majeure on silicomanganese shipments by the end of the year as it has stockpiled enough material.
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Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus Group Ltd. has signed a non-binding letter of intent to sell its remaining primary aluminum business to American Industrial Acquisition Corp. (AIAC), Greenwich, Conn., a closely held private equity investment firm.
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European aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS has confirmed that it is mulling plans to build an assembly plant in Mobile, Ala., as it looks to offset the effects of the surging euro against the U.S. dollar.
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Australia’s Pallinghurst Resources LLC has bowed out to a sweetened bid by Palmary Enterprises (Australia) Pty Ltd. in the battle for manganese miner Consolidated Minerals Ltd. (CSM).
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European aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS has confirmed that it is mulling plans to build an assembly plant in Mobile, Ala., as it looks to offset the effects of the surging euro against the U.S. dollar.
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After nearly nine months, Eramet Marietta Inc. has told customers it will lift its force majeure on silicomanganese shipments by the end of the year as it has stockpiled enough material, a source close to the company said.
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China’s aluminum industry can expect further consolidation, with more companies closing down due to rising costs and stricter government guidelines for the sector, according to an analyst.
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About 9,000 tonnes of lead carbonate from Ivernia Inc.’s Magellan Mine in Western Australia will be removed from the Port of Esperance in March or April, according to the state government.