BHP Group’s unsuccessful attempt to buy a junior Canadian nickel miner last year should be seen as “almost the tip of the iceberg” for its ambitions in the resource-rich country, says one of the company’s top executives.

The need to secure new sources of metals for the energy transition amid sanctions on top producer Russia has increased the Africa risk appetite for major miners, who have few alternatives to the resource-rich continent.

Among them, 43681.90 tons of ferrosilicon were imported from China, 3683 tons from Russia, 2956.3 tons from Malaysia and 1463 tons from Vietnam.

The 2205 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 9144 yuan per ton on May 9.

South Korea imports 3,992.0 tons of ferrosilicon (Si≤55%) from January to March 2022.

China iron ore futures tumble 6% as COVID curbs fan demand woes

KSOE and Standard Energy to develop vanadium-ion battery ESS solution for ships

Green hydrogen can be produced in South Africa immediately, coal conference hears