PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) recently said it launched delivery of its first-ever shipment of copper concentrate to its new smelter in the Java Integrated Industrial and Port Estate (JIIPE) special economic zone (KEK) in Gresik, East Java Province. The delivery from the Amamapare Port in Mimika Regency, Central Papua Province, arrived 14 June. The new PTFI smelter began operating this…
Read MoreEurasian Resources Group (ERG) and its joint venture partner La Générale des Carrières et des Mines (Gécamines) recently marked the return of operations at its Boss Mining asset in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The companies confirmed on 6 December that it celebrated the return of the open-pit copper and cobalt mine from care and maintenance, where it had…
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Metso Outotec has a new EUR 11 million order to take its advanced electrowinning equipment to an African copper cathode production plant. The scope of delivery includes supply of basic engineering and equipment for the facility’s expansion. The customer was not identified. Metso Outotec officials said the order has been added to its received sheet for 2Q22. A timeline for…
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