Production capacity increases planned in Thailand; new Technical Center to be established in the U.S.

Things appear to be impossibly difficult in the resource space at the moment, so imagine my surprise as I came across a Standard Bank research report on Merafe Resources – a small, single commodity, resource company – entitled, “Cash Machine in Waiting”.

Commentators have noted that Transnet is a major institution wherein government’s planned R2 trillion infrastructure programme seems to be materialising – while infrastructure spend in other industries has seemingly dried up.

AFRICA Chrome Fields, a subsidiary of Fanshawe Mining Holdings, last Friday demonstrated to President Mugabe the $200 million chrome smelting technology - the exothermic (alluninathemic) processing - that reduces time taken to refine chrome from the traditiona...

MGX Minerals Enters Into Agreement to Acquire Koot Silica Prospect from American Manganese

Diversified major Glencore was transitioning into deficit in most of the commodities it produced, CEO Ivan Glasenberg said on Tuesday.

Globe and FerroAtlantica’s planned merger has led to questioning over whether anti-dumping duties on silicon metal from China will stay in place, on concerns that the new company will have a monopoly on the silicon market.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Signalling tough road ahead, rating agency Moody has warned that slowdown in Chinese steel sector is likely to take its toll on steel makers in Asian countries as it sees little chance of reversal in downturn in Chinese economy amid continued...