Japanese ferroalloy imports decline 3.4% in 2011

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:20:00 GMT
According to statistics released by Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japan's ferroally imports totaled 148,727 metric tons in December 2011, falling by 2.7 percent month on month and down 7.1 percent c...
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OM Sarawak to invite bidders for smelter works

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:03:00 GMT
OM Materials (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd (OM Sarawak) will invite bidders in the next two to three months for various packages in the construction of its RM1.5bil (US$500mil) manganese and ferrosilicon alloy...
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Rio Tinto buy Richards Bay Minerals stake from BHP

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:42:00 GMT
BHP Billiton Ltd. sells its 37% stake in South African mineral sands venture Richards Bay Minerals to Rio Tinto PLC and will exit the titanium minerals industry. The deal will see Rio's interest in...
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BHP plans to abandon involvement in titanium mining

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:47:00 GMT
BHP Billiton is to abandon its involvement in titanium mining and has also confirmed cutbacks in nickel ore production in response to weaker metal prices and the impact of a strengthened Australian...
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ENRC reports lower fourth quarter saleable ferroalloys and iron ore output

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:35:00 GMT
U.K.-listed, Kazakhstan-focused miner Eurasian Natural Resources PLC Wednesday reported lower fourth quarter saleable ferroalloys and iron ore output due to unscheduled repairs. The London-listed K...
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Crude steel output of Metinvest rised 3.9%

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:05:00 GMT
Ukraine's largest steelmaker and miner Metinvest improved crude steel output 3.9% last year, to 14.4 million tonnes, following hot end upgrades at Ilyich Steel and Yenakiieve Steel. Crude output di...
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Baobab Resources Iron/Vanadium/Titanium Project Update

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:57:00 GMT
Baobab Resources Plc is an iron ore, base and precious metals explorer with a portfolio of exploration projects in Mozambique. The Company is pleased to present an update of activities at the Massa...
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Titannium Dioxide: Price hike of ~85% locked in for 1H12

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:07:00 GMT

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Mining company's lawsuit over Siberian ferroalloy plant construction suspended

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:00:00 GMT
A court suspended until February 10 the lawsuit filed by ChEK.SU-VK mining and metallurgical company against the dismissal of its application for a ferroalloy plant construction, the court told RIA...
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Vietnamese government imposed export prohibition on mineral

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:30:00 GMT
The Vietnamese government imposed a comprehensive ban on the exports of iron ore, while demanding that the iron extracting projects in the Thach Khe mine, and other projects, serve only local iron ...
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