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Supply Developments
China eyes S. African manganese
Thu, 09 Sep 2010
Guangxi Dameng signs deal with PMG Mining for 430m. tonnes manganese
MBAC eyes ‘12 phosphate start-up
Thu, 09 Sep 2010
MBAC Fertilizer aims to produce of 500,000 tpa phosphate fertiliser in Brazil
Foosung in lithium supply search
Wed, 08 Sep 2010
LITHIUM ASIA: South Korean electrolyte producer builds three new plants in China
Lithium not a commodity – Galaxy
Wed, 08 Sep 2010
LITHIUM ASIA: CEO says there is more to lithium than the cheapest production cost
Arianne creates phosphate subsidiary
Wed, 08 Sep 2010
Arianne Resources creates Canada Phosphate Inc. to focus on its phosphate asset
TIMELINE: BHP’s PotashCorp bid
Wed, 08 Sep 2010
The progression of BHP’s swoop to acquire the world’s largest potash producer
Galaxy eyes EV grade lithium
Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Group to market 99.9%-grade lithium carbonate to electric vehicle manufacturers
Vale’s $12bn fertiliser plans
Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Brazilian miner outlines investment scale; forms new fertiliser company
Lynas boosts rare earth resource
Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Duncan deposit adds heavy rare earth reserves to Mount Weld, Australia, project
Ivory Coast eyes talc production
Mon, 06 Sep 2010
IB Trading aims to start talc production in Ivory Coast with a 15,000 tpa capacity
Uyuni lithium deal not binding
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Comibol says Bolivia lithium tie-up with S. Korea keeps source in state’s hands
India probes soda ash dumping
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Government investigates alleged dumping during 2009 to protect domestic producers
China blocks zircon imports
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
New rules block some imports of zircon sand on grounds of radioactive content
Rio in new look for talc buyer
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Rio Tinto re-launches search for potential suitors; says “under no pressure to divest”
SPOTLIGHT: Potash top 10
Thu, 02 Sep 2010
M&A set to shake up the potash industry; Europe and Canada dominate production
AMG secures antimony source
Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Turkish mining rights signed up to ensure trioxide supply for flame retardants
Antimony ore in short supply
Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Prices hold up at higher levels as buyers play it cautiously in the marketplace
Potash ‘not M&A immune’
Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Uralkali says potash will not avoid M&A; Belarusian Potash Co. talks up prices
Gulf invests in Malagasy limestone
Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Gulf acquires rights to Soalara limestone in Madagascar; production to start in 2012
Elmin to expand Greek bauxite
Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Elmin finalises licensing for option to expand bauxite production to 1.1m. tpa
Nordic anorthosite suffers in Q2
Wed, 01 Sep 2010
Norwegian group affected by construction downturn; lithium, rutile projects proceed
Uralkali ups potash utilisation
Wed, 01 Sep 2010
Russian potash miner increases production rates at its Berezniki mines
Antam alumina plant open by 2013
Wed, 01 Sep 2010
Construction of 300,000 tpa chemical alumina plant to begin January 2011
Bentonite boosts S&B profits
Tue, 31 Aug 2010
Greek bentonite and flux producer reports 55% increase; bauxite delays continue
Australia-China potash linkup
Tue, 31 Aug 2010
Potash developer Sirius inks MOU with Sino-Agri on Queensland project funding
Serbian boron exploration
Tue, 31 Aug 2010
Erin Ventures secures three-year exploration licence for Piskanja boron deposit
Kenya Fluorspar restarts mine
Tue, 31 Aug 2010
Kerio Valley’s year-and-a-half hiatus over after uptick in acidspar demand
Going where the grass is greener
Fri, 27 Aug 2010
COMMENT: Why are the big mining groups, like BHP, focusing on potash? And why now?
Bolivia-Korea lithium deal
Fri, 27 Aug 2010
How the Uyuni deal was made last year despite Morales lithium road show
Gulf starts new bromine plant
Thu, 26 Aug 2010
Chinese producer takes advantage of supply shortages; bromine rises to $2,800/tonne
Nabaltec posts record Q2 sales
Thu, 26 Aug 2010
Fillers and ceramics boost speciality alumina producer’s results; plans new ATH plant
Sinochem shapes for Potash bid
Thu, 26 Aug 2010
China takes offshore loan as it prepares to battle with BHP for PotashCorp
Japan taps Indian rare earths
Thu, 26 Aug 2010
Toyota Tsusho strikes deal with Indian Rare Earths for Orissa state processing plant
Penrice Soda profits down
Thu, 26 Aug 2010
Penrice Soda looks to soda ash recovery and targets mineral processing contracts
BHP: Rival Potash bid unlikely
Wed, 25 Aug 2010
Marius Kloppers says PotashCorp is poor fit for takeover by a non-miner
China rebate cut: mineral impact
Tue, 24 Aug 2010
Producers respond to government’s plans to reduce industry overcapacity
Industrial Minerals Prices September 2010
Mon, 23 Aug 2010
Price Briefing September 2010
Mon, 23 Aug 2010
Zircon shifts upwards; rare earths climb; titanium dioxide pushes up
Supply Situation Report: Mullite
Mon, 23 Aug 2010
Supply, demand and consumption trends in the mullite industry
Kaolin consolidation continues with Imerys stake in PPSA
Mon, 23 Aug 2010
French kaolin giant continues dominance of industry with Brazilian buy
Pressure grows on Obama’s drilling ban
Mon, 23 Aug 2010
Oil rig exodus fears grow in Gulf of Mexico as Obama's drilling ban costs 800,000 tonnes in barytes demand
Almatis drops Oaktree plan for DIC debt proposal
Mon, 23 Aug 2010
New Chapter 11 filing likely as speciality alumina producer enters new debt deal with parent group DIC
Oman mineral port for 2012
Mon, 23 Aug 2010
Sohar Industrial Port Co.'s new minerals port throws Oman's trade doors wide open
Magnesita expands DBM capacity with improved H1 2010 results
Mon, 23 Aug 2010
Dead burned magnesite expansion at Brazilian producer boosted by H1 2010 results
BHP takes PotashCorp plunge with $39bn bid
Mon, 23 Aug 2010
World's biggest miner in drastic swings towards non-metals with multi-billion bid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan
Chile to end lithium mine ban
Mon, 23 Aug 2010
Government willing to end blanket ban on new lithium mines and open up Atacama
PotashCorp tries to spark bid war
Mon, 23 Aug 2010
Rio Tinto, Vale, Sinochem rumours strengthen on back of BHP Billiton offer
SiC Processing expands in China
Fri, 20 Aug 2010
German recycled SiC slurry processor expands Baoding plant for solar market
BHP goes hostile on PotashCorp
Wed, 18 Aug 2010
World’s biggest miner goes to PotashCorp shareholders after $39bn. bid rejected
Antimony drives USAC profit
Tue, 17 Aug 2010
US Antimony Corp. recovers from loss in Q2 as antimony and zeolite sales bounce
PotashCorp rejects $39bn. BHP bid
Tue, 17 Aug 2010
World’s largest potash producer said it has rejected a takeover bid by BHP Billiton
Magnesita DBM expansion
Tue, 17 Aug 2010
Brazil’s magnesia refractories group posts Q2 2010 earnings rise and investment plans
Styromag new magnesia kiln
Tue, 17 Aug 2010
Austrian caustic calcined magnesia producer to install Herreshoff kiln in 2011
Russian potash merger likely
Mon, 16 Aug 2010
Acquisition of Silvinit shares paves way for Kerimov-backed Uralkali merger – report
Rare earth group adds 3 members
Mon, 16 Aug 2010
Lynas one of new additions to US trade association and government lobbyists, USMMA
Congo potash resource expanded
Fri, 13 Aug 2010
MagIndustries estimates 1.7bn. tonne fertiliser resource at its Makola deposit
QMAG magnesia project on track
Fri, 13 Aug 2010
Australian magnesia producer’s capacity expansion scheduled for Sept. completion
BHP set to market own potash
Fri, 13 Aug 2010
Miner leans away from North American trend of using agent, Canpotex, for Jansen potash
Tasmania magnesite source OK
Thu, 12 Aug 2010
Beacon Hill gets green light for new source; magnesia plant planned
K+S profit up on potash sales
Thu, 12 Aug 2010
Recovering fertiliser demand and salt consolidation drive eight-fold Q2 profit boost
GWMG secures rare earth off-take
Wed, 11 Aug 2010
RareCo to sell 100% of South African production to Great Western Minerals
China’s energy clampdown
Wed, 11 Aug 2010
Government orders over 2,000 companies to close inefficient industrial plants
Li3 Energy buys iodine deposit
Wed, 11 Aug 2010
Lithium developer eyes synergies with nitrates and iodine prospects in Chile
IMA-NA launches kaolin group
Tue, 10 Aug 2010
Active Minerals, Imerys, Unimin and US Silica form North American trade group
Chinese rare earths pricing deal
Tue, 10 Aug 2010
Baotou Steel and Jiangxi Copper agree pricing mechanism for light rare earths
ShengdaTech boosts NPCC output
Tue, 10 Aug 2010
Expansion fuels Chinese nano-precipitated calcium carbonate producer’s H1 profit
Chile lithium pressure rises
Mon, 09 Aug 2010
Ban on new lithium mines under fire as world looks for more production from Chile
SiC Processing plant in China
Fri, 06 Aug 2010
German SiC slurry recycler to build plant in Zhenjiang to meet photovoltaic demand

 

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