Processing and smelting news covers the critical steps of mineral extraction—from ore treatment to final metal refinement. Explore developments in hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, leaching, and advanced separation technologies. This category also tracks plant upgrades, emissions control, smelter operations, and recovery efficiencies across global facilities. Essential for metallurgists, plant engineers, and executives focused on cost-effective, sustainable refining. Related coverage includes Mining Technology, Metals Prices, and Mining Operations.
The United States says it will help Kenya build a domestic critical minerals processing industry, a pledge that lands right as Washington and Beijing jockey for…
Copper concentrate supply is tightening as smelters compete for feedstock. By Sonny Rollins | Copper & Markets Copper’s supply signal is no longer coming only from…
Eldorado Gold’s Skouries project includes an open pit, underground mine and processing facilities on Greece’s Halkidiki Peninsula. By Penny Langford Eldorado Gold has produced its first…
An open-pit tungsten operation in Galicia, Spain. Image: Skillings Mining Intelligence. By Penny Langford Eurobattery Minerals said metallurgical testwork at its San Juan tungsten project in…
Processing infrastructure is becoming a central source of strategic value in mining transactions. Mining M&A is increasingly being shaped by a question that sits beyond resource…
Copper processing infrastructure at a large-scale mining and smelting complex. Global copper mine production fell 1.1% in the first half of 2026, even as installed capacity…
An Indonesian nickel processing complex in Sulawesi. By Charles Pitts Indonesia’s decision to tighten nickel ore approvals has shifted the market’s central question from how quickly…
Processing capacity, rather than mine supply alone, is becoming the central constraint in critical-mineral markets. By Charles Pitts The critical minerals supply chain is increasingly constrained…
Copper smelter casting line in a modern industrial processing facility. Copper’s 2026 outlook is being shaped by an unusual combination of tight concentrate supply, historically low…
By Charles Pitts China’s rare-earth export controls are allowing some licensed shipments to continue, but the latest trade flows show how dependent global manufacturers remain on…
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