Aim-listed iron-ore and manganese developer Ferrex expected the mining permit for its Nayega manganese project, in Northern Togo, to be awarded during the fourth quarter of the year, MD Dave Reeves said on Monday.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]LME nickel price closed at $18,099/t on Monday, down 1.5% with a intraday lowest at $18,050/t.

Silicon manganese prices ticks slightly higher on renewed buying interest from end-users. Grade 60-14 is being offered at around INR 57,500 MT (Ex-Raipur) and INR 58,000/MT (Ex-Durgapur).

[Ferro-Alloys.com]China exported 21mt FeW in July,2014, down 65% compared with June (60mt) and 50% from last July (42mt).

According to latest report, Tianyuan Manganese Industry invested about RMB 200 million (USD32.3 million) on purification technology and equipment.

In Hebei and Shandong province, the major production areas of cored wire strip steel, mainstream ex-work price of 0.35*55 strip steel stayed at RMB 4000-4200/mt (USD645-USD677/mt).

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese FeMo60 was offered at RMB98,000-99,000/mt (USD16,065-16,229/mt, export duty excluded) by acceptance. In September, the buying volumes of FeMo increased from August, as steel mills enhanced output and required stocking raw materials. B...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] In mid- September, prices for silicon manganese in Ningxia area of China showed dip somewhat. As slowing