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Copper, cobalt, lithium, nickel & tin, among the materials that will dominate the green and digital transition

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 admin

A new report from Fitch Solutions predicts that certain “conventional” raw materials will receive an additional boost over the next 20 years, as they take center stage in green and digital transitions. These products include copper, nickel, tin, aluminum and rare earths which, along with lithium and cobalt, are expected to experience a boom in demand over decades in the midst of the battery revolution. . “While the ‘traditional’ base metal mining and refining sectors such as copper, nickel, tin and aluminum are well established, we note that the lithium… Read More Here

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Manono Lithium and Tin Project Operational Update

May 4, 2021May 10, 2021 admin

AVZ Minerals Limited (ASX:AVZ or “the Company”) is pleased to provide an operational update in relation to its flagship project, the Manono Lithium and Tin Project (“Manono Project”).AVZ Minerals Managing Director, Mr. Nigel Ferguson said: “Buoyant market conditions continue with both spodumene concentrate and lithium chemical prices strengthening on the back of rising electric vehicle demand, just as international Government policies advance the reduction of carbon emissions whilst securing strategic supply chains that feed domestic EV industries across the globe.” “Both market and geopolitical factors have fuelled a steep increase… Read More Here

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AVZ nails stunning lithium drill hits in the DRC

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 admin

ASX-listed aspiring Central African lithium developer, AVZ Minerals’ resource drill out has reeled off a further batch of stunning thick, high-grade pegmatite drill hits from beneath the Roche Dure open-pit floor at its Manono hard-rock lithium and tin project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Perth-based company says it has now kicked off an update of the existing mineral resource estimate for the massive Roche Dure deposit, which currently hosts 400 million tonnes of ore at an average grade of 1.65 per cent lithium oxide. The latest set… Read More Here

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AVZ signs binding SC6 offtake agreement with lithium converter

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 admin

AVZ Minerals has secured a strategic, long-term offtake partner agreement with Yibin Tianyi Lithium Industry. The Company and Yibin Tianyi have signed a binding offtake agreement for the supply of spodumene concentrate (SC6) from the Manono Lithium and Tin Project. Yibin Tianyi is a leading global battery materials producer that is continuing to expand its lithium hydroxide production capacity as a key participant in the supply chain of Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), the world’s largest lithium-ion battery maker. AVZ’s MD, Nigel Ferguson, said: “We are very pleased to conclude our… Read More Here

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DRC: the mining brigade seizes 450 kg of cassiterite in Shabunda in South Kivu

March 26, 2021March 29, 2021 admin

The agents of the mining brigade and those of the anti-fraud service intercepted three packages of cassiterite of 150 kg each in Penenkusu, chiefdom of Wakabango I in the territory of Shabunda in the province of South Kivu. According to border services, the defendant who was conveying the cargo said he was not the owner of these minerals. These packages would belong to a legally recognized mining operator. The Shabunda mining brigade asks everyone to refrain from touching the minerals if they have no title or quality because the state is… Read More Here

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AVZ awards FEED study to Mincore to progress Manono lithium and tin project in DRC

February 26, 2021 admin

AVZ Minerals Ltd has announced it has awarded a 12-week Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract to Melbourne-based engineering company, Mincore Pty Ltd for its Manono lithium and tin project in DRC. Key deliverables of the FEED study include: confirm the process flowsheet, confirm all bulk material quantities to verify pricing, confirm selected equipment pricing, finalisation of the execution schedule and provide “Issued for Construction” early works drawings. The Manono project is owned by AVZ (60%), La Congolaise d’Exploitation Minière SA (30%) (Cominiere, a State-owned enterprise) and Dathomir Mining… Read More Here

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Mines: an improvement in tin prices expected in 2021

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 admin

Financial risk management, solutions and information firm Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research expects global tin mine production to rebound this year as mines in Indonesia and Peru are not not hampered by government restrictions and can operate profitably in a higher tin price environment. Tin mine production is expected to grow by almost 97% year on year to reach 323,800 t. However, over the next decade, Fitch Solutions expects modest growth but slower than in the period 2010-2019, due to rising tin prices. He says that globally the tin… Read More Here

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ALPHAMIN RESOURCES – KEYSTONE OF THE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 admin

Alphamin Resources is a mainstay bridging the world of rapidly developing technology and the remote territory in DRC’s North Kivu jungles. Alphamin has built, commissioned, and for over a year has been producing tin from its Mpama North mine at Bisie in North Kivu DRC. Alphamin’s operation is a pinprick in the vast jungles of North Kivu DRC, however, its comparative size belies the gigantic role it has and continues to play in the two extreme poles of the rapidly developing fourth industrial revolution and renewable energy sectors, and the dramatic improvement… Read More Here

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DRC: Alphamin Resources achieves record production of 2,898 tonnes of tin in Q4 2020

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 admin

The mining company Alphamin, located in Mpama Nord in the province of North Kivu, achieved a record production of 2,898 tonnes of tin in the fourth quarter of 2020, indicates a press release relayed by Mining News Pro. This represents a 13% improvement from the previous quarter and exceeds the company’s market forecast of 2,600 to 2,800 tonnes. According to Alphamin, this performance is due to better than expected tin feed qualities and plant recoveries. The processing plant recorded an average recovery of 74% for the quarter, including a record 77% recovery… Read More Here

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DRC produced 18,052 tonnes of tin or cassiterites by the end of September 2020, up 11% compared to the same period in 2019

November 8, 2020November 8, 2020 arnbethnic

The Democratic Republic of the Congo produced 18,052 tonnes of cassiterites in the first 9 months of 2020 compared with 16,192 tonnes in the same period in 2019, an increase of 11.4%, according to data from the Central Bank of Congo. A total of 22,601 tonnes of cassiterites were produced over the whole of 2019 against 16,273 tonnes in 2018 and 17,682 tonnes in 2017. Cassiterite, from the Greek kassiteros (tin), represents the main ore for the extraction of tin with a grade that can exceed 78 p. Because of its economic value,… Read More Here