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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.
For decades, the primary anxiety in the copper market was the "permitting cliff": the agonizingly slow process of moving a discovery through environmental hurdles and into…
Rare earth processing is the most misunderstood bottleneck in the global energy transition. Here’s the thing nobody wants to admit: Digging these elements out of the…
Critical mineral refinery projects gain momentum as the US expands mining deals and Korea Zinc considers a US-based processing joint venture.
Australia’s push to scale lithium refining Australia capabilities entered a new phase this quarter as Canberra sharpened policy incentives and miners accelerated downstream plans. With lithium…
How Vedanta Saudi mining and Saudi copper processing are reshaping global supply chains and mineral strategy under Vision 2030.
Electra Battery Materials Corporation (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSX-V: ELBM) has officially resumed construction at its cobalt sulfate refinery in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, after securing approximately US$82 million…
JX Advanced Metals (TSE: 5016) is betting big on urban mining and a new “green hybrid smelting” model to safeguard margins and secure critical minerals for…
China’s copper smelters, responsible for more than half of global refined output, are facing renewed margin pressure as sulphuric acid prices—a critical revenue-supporting byproduct—fall sharply. The…
Namibia is positioning itself as a key supplier in the global clean energy value chain by scaling up sulphuric acid production, a vital input for extracting…
Junior uranium miners are driving the new nuclear age, transforming uranium into a strategic asset central to global energy security.
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