Zambia’s mining industry is successfully navigating “challenging times” characterized by a power deficit, falling international commodity prices and, until recently, an unsustainable mining tax legislation, says professional services company KPMG.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] In general, the mainstream ore continuously shares a large proportion of total manganese ore imports in China, and the non-mainstream ore discontinuously shares a small proportion. During the past decades, the import volume of Australia, So...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Prices of ferrochrome, chrome ore's major downstream product, continued to fall in September, hitting a 10-year low without positive support in the coming month, adding that some ferrochrome producers cut their outputs or shut down their plan...

It is expected that base-metals miner First Quantum Mineral’s Enterprise nickel mine will start operation later this year or in 2016, depending on nickel market conditions.

The Department of Commerce published the following notice in the Federal Register from the International Trade Administration:

Oversea related median assessed the spot price of silicomanganese at $760-$770/mt CIF Japan Thursday, down from $795-$810/mt a week earlier, as sellers in India lowered offers.

In order to propel the reform of electricity market, promote its structural adjustment, reduce production cost, make full use of electric comprehensive supportive policies, and give aid to the rapid development of native economies and advantageous industries, ...

Spot offers of 75%-Si ferrosilicon in Asia remained weak in thin trade after the September 3-5 holiday in China, sources said Thursday.