Global miner Vale does not have plans to shut its nickel operations in New Caledonia amid social unrest caused by an effluent spill, the company said to a local newspaper.

European ferro-molybdenum prices bounced up again on Friday May 23, as market participants reported an end to profit taking.

A POSCO subsidiary has emerged as the likely future builder of TNG's Mount Peake vanadium project in the Northern Territory, after signing the MOU on May 23rd.

Gateway Mining (ASX:GML) has commenced a drilling program targeting volcanogenic massive sulphide copper mineralisation and intrusive related nickel-copper mineralisation at its Gidgee Project in Western Australia.

It has set up Ferro Manganese Plant (10,000 TPY) and Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide (EMD) Plant (1000 TPY) as per its diversification plan for value addition to manganese ore.

Sen. Sherrod Brown Urges Action in Russian FeSi Case

Brazil Increases Import of FeSi Due to Power Shortage

On China-Indonesian Mining Conference on May 21st, President of the Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia said, it was basically unlikely to re-release ore export ban.