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BHP Billiton Plc is selling its Pinto Valley copper mine and associated San Manuel Arizona Railroad Co. (Smarrco) to Vancouver, British Columbia-based Capstone Mining Corp. as part of its disinvestment initiative.
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The global zirconium market, battered by the fallout of Japan’s 2011 nuclear disaster, should hit bottom this year, with initial signs of recovery emerging in 2014, according to Allegheny Technologies Inc.’s (ATI’s) top executive.
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Junior miner Tiger Resources Ltd., which owns the Kipoi copper and cobalt project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has voluntarily delisted its shares from the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).
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Century Aluminum Co. could continue to operate its Hawesville, Ky., smelter even if it were to lose the facility’s largest customer, Southwire Co., according to company president and chief executive officer Michael Bless.
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Midwest spot aluminum premiums remained unchanged last week amid what appeared to be considerable uncertainty about the direction of the market.
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Century Aluminum Co. hopes to have moved into its new headquarters in Chicago in July, according to company officials.
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An offering of convertible debt by RTI International Metals Inc. has grown by $52.5 million.
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Ferrovanadium prices have dropped on reports of a supply surplus, although overall ferroalloy spot trading has been light as long-term contracts are covering most consumers’ requirements.
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Extrudex Aluminum Inc. is facing a $175,000 fine by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for alleged safety violations.
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Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has yet to resume discussions with the government of Ontario over the funding of infrastructure for its proposed Black Thor chromite project, the company said April 25.
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Century Aluminum Co. has been hit by a global drop in commodity prices—perhaps driven by speculation—at the same time that aluminum capacity continues to increase, according to president and chief executive officer Michael Bless.
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Aleris International Inc.’s Richmond, Va., facility is recovering after an April 24 fire, a company spokesman told AMM.
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They might be bluffing, but copper market participants appear to be unfazed by the wall slide at Kennecott Utah Copper’s Bingham Canyon Mine.
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Tougher federal penalties are needed to really make a difference in the fight against copper theft, those involved in tracking and investigating metals losses said.
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The U.S. Forest Service has completed a review of the operational plan for U.S. Energy Corp.’s proposed Mount Emmons molybdenum project in Gunnison County, Colo., allowing the company to begin scoping and analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act.
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Mining for U.S. shipment and pricing figures for titanium is becoming increasingly difficult as the pool of data reported by producers shrinks.
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Century Aluminum Co. returned to profitability in the first quarter but warned that market volatility has increased.
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Citigroup Inc. has hired Rick McIntire as global head of base metals sales and Dylan Morgan as co-head of base metals trading in London, the company said April 25.
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Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. Plc (ENRC) has confirmed that Britain’s Serious Fraud Office has opened a formal investigation into the company.
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A fire at Aleris International Inc.’s Richmond, Va., facility has halted production, and it isn’t immediately clear when full operations might resume, a company spokesman told AMM April 25.
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Copper wire producer Encore Wire Corp. will slowly ramp up aluminum wire production at its new plant in McKinney, Texas, this year.
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Lead-acid battery maker Exide Technologies Inc. has been ordered to suspend operations at its Vernon, Calif., recycling facility following a company report that showed hazardous waste has degraded the facility’s underground pipes, releasing toxic metal-bearing water into the soil.
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Aleris International Inc. has officially opened its new, $350-million hot rolling mill in Zhenjiang, China, which the company described as the largest capital project in its history.
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Former Mitsubishi International Corp. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. aluminum trader Scott Evans is set to join trading firm Noble Group Ltd., market sources told AMM sister publication Metal Bulletin.