[Ferro-Alloys.com] China Molybdenum said on Monday it would place its TFM copper and cobalt mine in Democratic Republic of Congo in isolation beginning at noon on Tuesday in response to the coronavirus, according to a note to employees seen by Reuters.

Tianqi postpones commissioning of Australia lithium plant amid liquidity problems

China Magnesium industry sees a overall stability in 2019.

China's crude steel output registered steady growth in the first two months of 2020, industry data showed.

Many Chinese companies are leveraging their strengths in smart manufacturing to keep production going amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, thus contributing to the fight against the epidemic.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Mining company Assore, which has been listed on the JSE since 1950, has announced a transaction that will result in the minorities in the company being bought out and the company delisting from the exchange.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] ASX-listed Mineral Resources has struck an asset sales agreement with fellow listed Resources Development Group (RDG) to divest of its noncore manganese assets in Western Australia.

"It takes just 30 minutes from clearance to shipment," said Wang Jinsong, a declarant in charge of steel export in Urumqi, the regional capital.