Freeport McMoRan is expected to resume shipments of copper concentrate from Indonesia this month under a new export licence ...

Global smelting activity is rising sharply, despite low treatment charges, as Chinese activity increases ahead of the Lunar ...

On the grounds of the Anaconda Hills golf course stands the Boston and Montana Barn, the last standing relic from the Black Eagle Smelter.

Montana is packed with gorgeous nature, but what of its human history? This secret town straddles the two with mining history ...

But questions remain about the future of its giant smelters and refineries in Queensland after the new LNP state government put a halt to new wind farm approvals. The decision by the Queensland ...

T Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) has received the government’s green light to resume exports of copper concentrate after a fire late last year halted operations at its new smelter in Gresik ...

Anode consumption during the electrolysis process accounts for approximately three-quarters of a smelter’s direct CO2 emissions. Another complication is more than half of electricity needed for ...

Eventually, mining and smelting faded. The mighty Anaconda Company, that at one time all but ruled the state of Montana, neared bankruptcy, especially following a revolution in Chile, in which the ...

A $2 billion federal subsidy program for Australian aluminium smelters will guarantee the future of Rio Tinto's Bell Bay plant and secure the 900 jobs dependent on the facility, Labor Senator Tim ...

[SMM Analysis: Analysis of Secondary Lead Smelters' Chinese New Year Shutdowns and Production Resumption Plans] SMM, January 24: As the Chinese New Year approaches, the shutdowns, holidays, and ...

HELENA — East Helena faces environmental challenges due to the smelter site and slag pile. Agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and non-profits like Prickly Pear Land Trust are ...

But aluminium comes at a cost – energy. The four aluminium smelters in Australia consume 10% of the nation’s electricity and produce close to 5% of total emissions. Smelting is so energy ...