Eramet produces first lithium from Centenario plant in Argentina
Eramet becomes the first European company to produce lithium carbonate at an industrial scale.
Diversified mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX, LON:RIO) posted a 9% in diamond production to 3.248 million carats in the last quarter of 2012.
Each of the company’s diamond mines reported an increase in their individual production levels.
The fully-owned Argyle mine recorded a 5% increase in production to 2.01 million carats. The company’s 60% stake in production at the Diavik mine in Canada registered a 19% increase to 1.141 million carats.
The 78% stake in production held by Rio Tinto in the Murowa mine in Zimbabwe reported an 11% increase to 98,000 carats.
Last year the company’s overall diamond production rose 12% to 13.122 million carats.
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