Indonesia will review rules banning exports of partially processed metal ores, including copper and zinc, as the smelters they were intended to develop have not materialised amid low commodity prices, the country's mining minister said Tuesday.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Glencore has announced its 2015 annual production report, the company’s nickel production totaled 96,200 tons in 2015, down by 5% year on year, mainly due to the Sudbury smelter to suspend for 6 weeks and Koniambo refinery caused by metals l...

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Ferro-Alloys.com]London Metal Exchange (LME) nickel prices settled at US$8,040/ton on February 10th, dropping by US$60/ton from the previous day.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Nickel developer Axiom Mining was targeting first shipment of ore from its Isabel nickel project, in the Solomon Islands, d

Nickel settled down -1.36% at 572.70 amid slowing Chinese demand. Trade is expected to wane ahead of Lunar New Year, which will shut China for a week from Monday.

Axiom Mining (ASX:AVQ) is edging closer to a milestone first shipment of nickel ore form the Isabel project in the Solomon Islands during Q1 2016 as a A$10 million financing facility and long-term offtake deal unfold.

Indonesia smelting and processing industry association (APPI) believes that the current trend of nickel demand increased from China, including processed nickel ore, such as nickel pig iron or nickel-iron.