Guangxi Baise Mining to Resume 35 ktpy Primary Al Capacity
04/06/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Guangxi Baise Mining Group has five primary aluminium smelters designed with a total of 1.3 mtpy capacity, of which 770 ktpy is presently operational. The company began carrying out maintenance at three smelters last month, involving a total of 35 ktpy capacity and reducing daily output buy…
IM Dawudian Graphite Industrial Park Begins Construction
03/06/20 | Graphite
China Mining News 30th May: The construction of Dawudian graphite industrial park in Wulatezhong Banner IM has formally begun. Backed by RMB4.5 bln investment from Fengyu Alkene and Carbon Industry Group the project comprises graphite, anode materials and high-end graphene materials of 100 ktpy. The Dawudian graphite deposit is one…
Al Inventories Continue to Decline
03/06/20 | Aluminium
China Nonferrous Metals News Aladdiny: Aluminium ingot inventories at domestic smelters dropped further by 38.9 kt from last Friday to 220.7 kt on Monday. Aladdiny research shows most domestic smelters are profitable at present and are making fast sales of aluminium ingots before the slack season leads to a gradual…
Yugang Longquan Al Resumes Full Operation
03/06/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Yugang Longquan Aluminium smelter in Henan, designed with 600 ktpy primary aluminium capacity resumed full capacity operation by end-May. The company halted 60 ktpy primary aluminum capacity in November 2019 due to the implementation of the 2019 winter production cut policy (November 2019~March 2020). However the company…
MNR: National Geological Exploration Results of 2019
03/06/20 | Bauxite
Cnal News MNR (Ministry of Natural Resources) published the ‘2019 National Geological Exploration Results of China’. The exploration results of 418 mineral deposits in China show that new inferred resources of coal have increased by 9.05 bln t, iron ore 210 mln t, copper 1.06 mln t, manganese ore 21.59…
Domestic W Market Remains Stable
02/06/20 | Tungsten
China Commodity Marketplace Domestic tungsten market remains stable at present. Despite more incentives to sell, tungsten miners are still holding firm on prices. Mainstream wolframite prices are RMB82,000~84,000/t (65% WO3), scheelite prices are RMB81,000~83,000/t (65% WO3) and tungsten concentrate prices at RMB79,000~81,000/t. The domestic APT market appears flat, seeing mainstream…
Xiaoyi Huaqing: 100 kt of Bx from Captive Mines in July
02/06/20 | Bauxite
Asian Metal News Shanxi Xiaoyi Huaqing refinery is preparing to begin mining at its captive bauxite mines in mid-June and it is targeting 100 kt output for July 2020. The company’s bauxite mines have estimated resource reserves of 40 mln t, and is designed with 4 mtpy mining capacity. After…
Ivory Cost: First Bx Shipment to China
02/06/20 | Bauxite
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News On 29 May 2020, the Director-General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA), Mr. Hien Yacouba SIE, witnessed the launch of the first shipment of 20 kt of bauxite, from the bulk terminal. The cargo is bound for China, from mines operated by the company Lagune…
Guinea AGB2A: 204 kt of Bx Shipment to China
02/06/20 | Bauxite
30th May: Guinea’s AGB2A reported the successful completion of loading its first bauxite cargo of 203.5kt (wet) bound for China. The company completed construction of its own port in 2019 and the automated terminal has increased loading efficiency significantly. Source
