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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China's imports of ferro alloy by customs in Dec 2011

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:57:00 GMT
Customs District Dec QTY(T) Value($) Jan-Dec(T) Value($) Shanghai customs 54,355.47 154,290,568 501,375.91 2,135,856,103 Urumqi customs 30,088.72 43,652,365 297,838.52 443,377,969 Lanzhou customs ...
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China's imports of ferro alloy by country in Dec 2011

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:54:00 GMT
Country Dec QTY(T) Value($) Jan-Dec (T) Value($) China 177.001 553,563 705.041 7,303,127 Denmark 0 3,250 0.01 5,086 Ukraine 60.3 1,723,706 205.575 10,046,993 Uruguay 0.015 1,454 0.015 1,454 Israel...
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China's ferroalloy output by provinces in Dec 2011

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:49:00 GMT
Unit: '0000 ton Dec2011 Dec in 2010 Change change YOY % Jan-Dec 2011 Jan-Dec 2010 change change YOY % Total 242.4 206.5 35.9 17.4 2841.6 2315.4 526.2 22.7 Beijing 0.1 0.1 0 0 1.4 1.4 0 0 tianjin 0...
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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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Ferroalloy output drop 3.8% MoM in Dec 2011

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:40:00 GMT
In December 2011, China produced 2.424 million tonnes' ferroalloy, 0.3% lower than November's production of 2.432 million tonnes while up 17.4% compared with the same month of a year ago, according...
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