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Yao estimates aluminum prices will average $4,000 per metric tonne in the second half of 2026.
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Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Researchers discovered that the site’s 15,000 boreholes could naturally discharge over 140 tonnes of hydrogen annually — enough to sustain the yearly energy needs of more than 400 households.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
At Kamoa-Kakula, Ivanhoe has started producing copper anodes from a new smelter designed to process 500,000 tonnes a year, adding a power-hungry step to an operation already underserved by DR Congo’s electricity deficit.
—Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
The driver of the three-tonne, five-meter-long speedboat was a local lagoon guide who had rented the boat for the day with his girlfriend.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
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Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Researchers discovered that the site’s 15,000 boreholes could naturally discharge over 140 tonnes of hydrogen annually — enough to sustain the yearly energy needs of more than 400 households.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
At Kamoa-Kakula, Ivanhoe has started producing copper anodes from a new smelter designed to process 500,000 tonnes a year, adding a power-hungry step to an operation already underserved by DR Congo’s electricity deficit.
—Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
The driver of the three-tonne, five-meter-long speedboat was a local lagoon guide who had rented the boat for the day with his girlfriend.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Tonne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonne. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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