An Australia-based environmental activist faces the possibility of a two-year prison sentence, in Malaysia, after being arrested while protesting against the world’s largest rare earth refinery.

Monchegorsk In line with the Nickel refinement salt flow recycling investment project Kola MMC (subsidiary of MMC Norilsk Nickel) commenced the construction of another major unit - intermediate salt storage depositary.

Tata Steel Ltd’s chromium mine in Odisha must remain shut till 10 July when a case filed by its competitor for redistribution of the mine comes up for its next hearing, according to an Odisha high court order reviewed by Mint.

TSX-V-listed project developer Avanti Mining said it had started construction of its C$812-million Kitsault molybdenum mine, a significant past-producing mine, located in northern British Columbia.

Tight Supply of Silicon Metal Lingered in Sichuan

Foreign FeSi Buyers Struggled to Bring down Purchase Price

On a trade forum in China recently, experts disclosed dry & bulk cargo seaborne demand was still strong and it would maintain annual growth of 6% in the next five years.

London and the eurozone look set to benefit in the future from increased trade in yuan, as figures Thursday show yet another monthly increase in its use as a global currency.