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Mining production drops 4.6% y/y in October in South Africa

Mining production fell by 4.6% year-on-year in October, owing to a drop in coal, iron-ore and gold output, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) revealed on Tuesday. Coal production was down 15%, iron-ore production fell 18.4% and gold production declined 7.5%.

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Palmer’s Queensland Nickel Seeks Short Term Govt Guarantee

Embattled miner Queensland Nickel has requested an urgent meeting with Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and treasurer Curtis Pitt over the future of its Townsville refinery. The cry for help comes a day after mining personality Clive Palmer’s Mineralo...

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Manganese Ore Exports via Port Hedland down 51.5 percent in Nov from Oct

In November this year, manganese ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland totaled 72,000

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Anglo American to Slash Workforce by 85,000 amid Commodity Slump

Anglo American has suspended its dividend and announced plans to cut its workforce by 85,000 and dispose of more than half its mines in response to the plunging price of iron ore and other metals.

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Ambatovy Mine Continues to Perform

[Ferro-Alloys.com] The Ambatovy nickel and cobalt mine, in Madagascar, in which TSX-listed Sherritt International owns a 40 percent interest, produced 4006t of of nickel and 283t of cobalt in November. Production for the month was at about 81 percent of namepl...

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Yildirim Group Invokes Force Majeure Due to Fire at Tikhvin Plant

A fire occurred at Tikhvin Ferro Alloy Plant in Russia owned by a Turkey's major firm, Yildirim Group on November 26. The cause is still unclear, but this group anticipated the operation to be suspended for 6 months and announced it invoked force majeure.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Solar Energy Widely Used In Indian Airports

The 20-year-old International airport in the South Indian city of Kochi has now become the world’s first solar-powered airport. With its new solar plant, the airport can now produce more than 50,000 units of electricity, making it self-sufficient in terms of ...

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Strong Potential for Silicon Industry in Oman

Oman has all of the key ingredients necessary to attract international investment in the manufacture of silicon -- a strategically important metal with extensive application in metallurgy, silicone-based products, and crucially, in the production of solar pane...

Tuesday, December 8, 2015
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