Mining production in South Africa was flat year-on-year in May 2024, after an upwardly revised 1.4% rise in the prior month.

Merafe Resources has reported that its attributable ferrochrome production from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture in the first quarter ended March 31 was 77 000 t.

Jubilee Metals has achieved record production levels at its South African chrome operations, both on monthly output for March and for the quarter ended March 31 – which is the third quarter of the company’s 2024 financial year.

Ferrochrome and chrome company Merafe achieved a record profit of R1,753-million despite what it describes as a challenging economic environment in the 12 months to December 31.

Ferro chrome imports in Japan decreased 11% y-o-y to 550,415 t in CY'23 as against 617,139 t in CY'22.

Chrome producer Merafe has reported that its attributable ferrochrome production from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture in the fourth quarter ended December 31 was 75 000 t, compared with the 97 000 t produced in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Tharisa has reported an 8.7% increase in mill throughput at its South African operations to more than 1.4-million tonnes, with improvements in both grade and recovery for platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome concentrate for the first quarter of the 2024 fin...

From January to October 2023, the production of high-carbon ferrochrome in Inner Mongolia increased by 777,600 tons year-on-year to 3,698,300 tons, accounted for 61.2% of the country.