Aluminium Market News

Aluminium demand is driven by packaging, automotive, aerospace, and the energy transition. LME-linked scrap premiums and smelter output data move dealer and mill pricing. Read below for the latest curated industry updates.

MINING.com

Op-Ed: what the Scope Systems cyber attack reveals about mining’s digital fragility

The recent ransomware attack targeting Scope Systems’ ERP software stack disrupted operations at dozens of mostly Australian mining companies.

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Newmont’s Red Chris underground expansion gets regulatory green light in BC

Approvals pave the way for a transition from open-pit mining to a block caving operation.

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Gold

Goldman cuts gold price forecast down to $4,900

The bank had previously set a price target of $5,400/oz. by the end of 2026.

Gold price shifts affect scrap jewellery, dental gold, and catalyst recovery economics.
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Panama audit boosts Cobre Panama restart hopes

Environmental review found compliance near 88% but flagged biodiversity and restoration concerns.

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EnCore OK’d to build South Dakota’s first ISR uranium mine

Dewey Burdock is expected to process 1 million lb. of uranium per year, recovering more than 14 million lb. over its 28-year life.

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Major Newmont mine Cadia halted after earthquake: report

The mine has been suspended for the second time in nine weeks.

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Gold

St Barbara’s 100,000 oz Nova Scotia gold hub gets green light

Redesigned project enters public consultation phase with plans for 11 years of gold production and major economic benefits.

Gold price shifts affect scrap jewellery, dental gold, and catalyst recovery economics.
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Gold

Alamos expects lower Q2 output on Young-Davidson mine disruptions

The Canadian gold miner said the mine operation experienced two seismic events last week.

Gold price shifts affect scrap jewellery, dental gold, and catalyst recovery economics.
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Trinity Metals doubles US tungsten concentrate supply to 20%  

Company said it looks to triple its production over the coming years.

2 days ago
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Mining’s nuclear reality check: SMRs are still not on miners’ shopping lists

Small and micro modular reactors are at the very bottom on miners’ low-carbon energy plans. That is striking given the hype around SMRs, the AI-driven nuclear revival and the increasingly bullish outlook for uranium.

2 days ago
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Centrus Energy, Oklo sign multi-year nuclear fuel deal

Centrus said it would supply domestically produced HALEU to Oklo's flagship fast-fission SMRs -- known as Aurora -- for multiple years.

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BHP takes $2.3B hit on Jansen as cost of potash mine swells again

The Stage 2 expansion is now expected to cost $6.9 billion -- about $2 billion more than its previous estimate.

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Gold

Falco lifts Quebec gold-zinc project value to $2.4B

Initial capital costs rose 62% to C$1.75 billion.

Gold price shifts affect scrap jewellery, dental gold, and catalyst recovery economics.
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Silver

Endeavour Silver hints at mine-life extension in Mexico

Located in Jalisco State, about 160 km west of Guadalajara, Terronera is Endeavour's newest producing mine.

Silver moves affect photographic film scrap, silverware, and industrial catalyst values.
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Copper

Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi resumes exports after Mongolia blockade

Shipments returned to normal one day after protesters disrupted transport from Mongolia's flagship copper mine.

Copper prices affect scrap wire, motor windings, and cathode trading terms — check the live price.
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Energy Fuels lands $725M Pentagon loan for rare earths boost

Energy Fuels shares jumped after securing financing from the US government to expand local rare earth processing capacity.

3 days ago
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First Phosphate lines up LOIs, offtake deals for Quebec projects at G7 Summit 

The company has two projects in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region.

3 days ago
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Copper

Hudbay Minerals breaks ground at Copper Mountain mine expansion 

The New Ingerbelle expansion is expected to extend the life of the Copper Mountain Mine beyond 2040.

Copper prices affect scrap wire, motor windings, and cathode trading terms — check the live price.
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Guardian Metal Resources increases property, water rights for Nevada tungsten projects

Lincoln acquisition includes 841 acres of real property as well as 2,540 acre-feet of annual water rights across three permits.

3 days ago
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Allseas deep-sea mining contract violates UN law, says Greenpeace-backed analysis

The legal opinion also states that the Dutch government "is legally bound to intervene."

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