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A smelter owned by mining and energy group PT Alamtri Resources Indonesia made its first aluminium exports in June, shipping to the U.S. and South Korea, according to Export Genius, a trade data platform.PT Kalimantan Aluminium Industry, which is located on the island of Borneo and began commissioning its first phase at the end of last year, shipped 31,494 metric tons of primary aluminium to the U.S. last month as well as 3,569 tons to South Korea, Export Genius data showed.

Burkina Faso has awarded an industrial mining permit to state-owned miner SOPAMIB for the Bouboulou gold project, according to a statement, advancing the military-led government’s push for greater state control of the mining sector.Military-led governments across the Sahel and in neighbouring Guinea have increasingly favoured state-owned mining companies as they seek larger returns from their mineral wealth.SOPAMIB, Burkina Faso’s state miner, lay dormant after its 2014 creation until 2024 reforms revived it for direct mine development.

TORONTO, July 10 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar strengthened to a ‌three-week high against its U.S. counterpart on Friday after domestic data showed that the economy added more jobs than expected last month, reducing concerns about the growth outlook.

Emirates Global Aluminium said on Friday its Al Taweelah alumina refinery in Abu Dhabi restarted production of the feedstock for aluminum smelting and would ramp up to 50% of capacity within days.The restart raised expectations for a faster-than-expected recovery of aluminum production in the Gulf region, following disruptions caused by the Iran war, and added pressure to benchmark aluminum prices on the London Metal Exchange. The contract was last down 1.5% at $3,152 a metric ton.

Chile’s copper output from major producers fell sharply in May, according to data published by state copper commission Cochilco on Friday, with Codelco’s production down 18.3% year-on-year to 106,300 metric tons.Output at BHP-controlled (ASX: BHP) Escondida fell 17.6% to 108,800 tons, while production at the Collahuasi mine dropped 19.3% to 31,000 tons.(Reporting by Fabian Cambero, Editing by Daina Beth Solomon)