ASX-listed Botswana Metals has lodged three extension applications with the Botswana Department of Mines for prospecting licenses at its Maibele North nickel project.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Tharisa, one of the largest chrome ore producers in South Africa, increased its chrome ore output by 3.4% year-over-year in 2015 to 1.122 million tonnes, compared to 1.085 million tonnes in 2014, making a third year exceeding 1 million tonnes...

South African company Portnex International has signed a five-year deal with Zimasco, and thanks to that agreement three chrome smelting furnaces which were shut down early this year will be reopened.

In November 2015, Japan totally exported 68364t of stainless steel, with a decease of 20.2 percent month over month. The average price was about $3814/t, up 5.2 percent month over month and the export volume approached to $2.607 billion.

Price of Si Metal from Jan.to Dec. 2015

<> Silicon Metal = The price of silicon metal in China stopped declining, which led to the anticipation of a price fall which occurred in the former half of December having no result but with the only price hike being stopped. However, many of market participa...

Chinese FeMn Price Jan-Dec of 2015

At the beginning of January, 2016, the price of electrolytic manganese flake 99.7% still goes up a little. Now, the price in main producing regions is about RMB9,400-9,600/mt, and some merchants made a deal at the price of RMB9,400-9,500/mt.And now, some steel...