A recent mishap at a century-old copper smelter owned by Codelco is stoking debate over the pros and cons of shutting it down as a global smelting glut puts pressure on old, high-cost plants. Some ...

Miner and commodities trader Glencore (LON: GLEN) is selling its copper smelting operation in the Philippines to the Villar family, led by real estate magnate and former senator Manuel “Manny ...

Name of the Project AP60 low-carbon aluminium smelter expansion. Location Complexe Jonquière, Canada. Project Owner/s Rio Tinto. Project Description ...

Imminent smelter rescue package raises hopes for NQ’s ailing copper industry As the federal government works on rescue plans for metal smelters in Tasmania and South Australia, hopes are high ...

Hamburg, in northern Germany, is home to a one-of-a-kind district heating system. The hot water that supplies it is largely obtained from waste heat from the city’s copper smelter, meaning no ...

The Tsumeb smelter shutdown in Namibia has been extended to 40 days, owing to Covid-19-related safety protocols, travel restrictions and an increase in the scope of maintenance work. The shutdown ...

The Mine Workers Union of Namibia (MUN) has accused the Sinomine Tsumeb Smelter of bypassing fair labour practices by pushing ahead with a controversial voluntary separation scheme without ...

Emissions of hazardous air pollutants from Asarco’s Hayden smelter, about 70 miles north of Tucson, led to an EPA dust control plan. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star 2019 ...

Phosphate Hill’s fertiliser production at risk if Glencore closes copper smelter North Queensland’s ability to produce fertiliser for its cane farms could be in jeopardy if Glencore pushes ...