Latest Aluminium News

European Resources Limited has boosted its Korsnäs rare earth project with a 15.4 million tonne Inferred Mineral Resource and promising metallurgical advances, while new seismic anomalies open fresh exploration avenues.

Alcoa Corporation delivered a record quarterly revenue of $4 billion in Q2 2026, boosted by strong aluminium prices and operational restarts, while advancing a major acquisition of South32’s upstream assets.

Meridian Energy's June 2026 report reveals record-high hydro inflows and storage, robust generation growth, and rising retail sales, offset by sharply lower wholesale prices and rising costs.

G50 Corp's latest metallurgical tests at Golconda confirm low-cost recovery of gallium alongside gold and silver, reinforcing its potential as a strategic domestic supplier of critical minerals.

Rio Tinto reported a 3% year-on-year increase in copper equivalent production for H1 2026, driven by Oyu Tolgoi’s 31% growth and record iron ore output in the Pilbara, while maintaining full-year guidance amid geopolitical headwinds.

ABx Group’s ALCORE subsidiary has begun civil construction at its Bell Bay pilot plant, advancing a novel process to produce hydrogen fluoride from aluminium smelter by-products, addressing Australia’s dependence on imports.

Adrad Holdings is investing $3 million to build a second factory in Thailand, aiming to boost capacity for its Heat Transfer Solutions business and streamline operations.

PMET Resources has achieved over 97% caesium extraction from pollucite concentrate using sulphuric acid leaching at SGS Canada, while parallel proprietary testwork with Koch Technology Solutions advances value-added caesium chemical pathways.

Sunrise Energy Metals pushed forward its Syerston Scandium Project with key permitting, FEED study progress, and a Concept Level Study for tripling scandium oxide output. The company also made a strategic US$5 million investment in Agni Semiconductor, signalling a pivot into downstream scandium-enabled technologies.

ANSTO Minerals has demonstrated high extraction rates of key magnet rare earths from Korsnäs historical concentrate, advancing confidence in the project’s downstream processing flowsheet.

Rio Tinto has opted out of operating Sovereign Metals' Kasiya project, ending its exclusive marketing rights and allowing Sovereign to pursue a US-focused critical minerals approach. Sovereign aims to secure binding offtake deals with US and allied partners, leveraging Kasiya's strategic minerals for Western supply chains.

Pure Resources has achieved peer-reviewed validation and in-house production of carbon nanotube fibre fabrics, demonstrating directional heat routing capabilities that could redefine thermal management in data centres and defence electronics.