The ferro-vanadium and vanadium pentoxide markets have become disconnected in Europe, as it becomes less commercially viable to buy oxide for conversion, according to a trader.

Shaw River Manganese has completed the surface sampling program at its Otjozondu Project, in Namibia.

Guangqing Nickel Industry Co. started construction of its 600,000-tpy ferronickel project in Indonesia, Hexun.com reported May 2.

South African state-run power utility Eskom [ESCJ.UL] said it expected the system to be "extremely tight" on Monday night but it was seen stabilising the rest of the week as demand drops off because of a public holiday on Wednesday for elections.

After extending its investigation into European polysilicon by six months late last year, China’s Ministry of Commerce has finally imposed anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on imports of polysilicon, a raw material used to make solar panels, from the Europ...

Platts assessed the spot price of 553-grade 98.5% silicon metal at $2,130-2,160/mt CIF Japan Thursday, narrowing from $2,120-2,200/mt CIF last week in thin trade ahead of Japanese public holidays over May 3-6.

China's Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd (Baosteel) and Australia's Aurizon Holdings Ltd (AZJ.AX) launched a $1 billion bid for an Australian resources firm in a move that could break the stranglehold of giant miners Rio Tinto (RIO.AX)(RIO.L) and BHP Billiton (BHP...

Production overview In Q1 2014, production of manganese ore reached 470,000 tonnes against 638,000 tonnes in Q4 2013 and 501,000 tonnes in Q1 2013.