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The World Diamond Council (WDC) has decided that, in light of the unusual set of circumstances currently prevalent, including those precipitated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the terms of its senior leadership, scheduled to terminate this year, will continue into 2023. As such, WDC president Edward Asscher, VP Feriel Zerouki and treasurer Ronnie VanderLinden will serve for another year, uninterrupted.

The new generation of manufacturer MLT Group’s Super-Screw range allows for a reduction in conveyor downtime, while also improving productivity, the company says, noting that it is “an optimal way to splice conveyor belts”. In order to meet the needs of all its customers, the permanent endless system has proven its worth all over the world by offering a simple and quick installation in any situation, the company says, adding that it allows customers to “discover a wide range of simple and fast splicing systems that meet all needs... Читать дальше...

Austria is returning to the coal age, reviving use of the dirtiest fossil fuel to generate power as Russia curbs flows of natural gas to Europe. State-controlled Verbund, Austria’s biggest utility and most valuable company, was ordered late Sunday to prepare its mothballed Mellach coal-fired station for operation.

ASX-listed Lake Resources has appointed chairperson Stu Crow as executive chairperson to oversee the company’s transition to serve North American and Asian supply chains, with MD Steve Promnitz to step aside. “Lake’s aspirational target is to reach capacity of 100 000 t/y by 2030 which will underpin Lake’s ambition to become a leading global producer of sustainable high purity lithium” Crow said on Monday.

Chile's State-owned Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, agreed on Friday to start the process of closing its troubled Ventanas smelter, the company said. Workers had threatened action, including a strike, if the board did not invest to upgrade the facility after an environmental incident sickened dozens of people. The mining company stopped the smelter for maintenance and operational adjustments ordered by the environmental regulator after dozens of people fell ill in its saturated industrial location on the east coast.

Workers at Chilean state-owned miner Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, said on Saturday they will start preparations for a national strike after the firm announced the closure of the troubled Ventanas smelter. Unions had threatened to strike for the past week if the Codelco board did not invest to upgrade the facility after an environmental incident sickened dozens of people. On Friday the company instead chose to shut it down.

Battery metals miner Independence Group (IGO) has completed the acquisition of nickel miner Western Areas. IGO had offered Western Areas shareholders A$3.87 a share for their stake in the Western Australian nickel miner.