Strike ends at Glencore’s Raglan

After more than 100 days, more than 630 union workers at the Glencore Raglan operation in Quebec, the province’s largest nickel mine, are headed back to work with a new contract. The new collective agreement between the operator and the United Steelworkers Local 9449, which represents production and maintenance staff at the Nunavik site, extends for five years and includes…

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Rio Tinto investing US$188M for Alma upgrade project

Rio Tinto said it has earmarked US$188 million to upgrade its Alma smelter in Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec to boost its production by 202,000 tonnes annually. The project, which is projected to be commissioned in the first quarter of 2025, will include an expansion of the existing casting center to accommodate new equipment, including a casting pit and furnaces – which in…

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