Deputy Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Susilo Siswoutomo says that copper mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia can extend its contract in 2019, when the next Cabinet ends its term.

The slower growth of China'ssteel demand in 2014 and 2015 was keeping with the country's economic development level as an industrial producer and reflected its change of economic model, said a senior official of an international industry association

The European Commission has opted to maintain antidumping duties on imports of ferrosilicon into the European Union from China and Russia following a market review, the EC said Thursday.

ASX-listed junior Gulf Minerals on Thursday unveiled plans to develop an alloy smelter facility in Indonesia with the aim of being a major ferromanganese producer by 2018.

In America, FeSi held at 97-99¢ per lb, ex-warehouse, week-on-week.

European Si metal prices were unchanged week-on-week.

In line with Moil Ltd's business practice of quarterly revision in the prices of manganese ore, the Company has fixed price of various grades of manganese ore for the quarter April-June, 2014.

In China, the silicon metal price continues to be at a high level, and the price as of the end of March rose by CNY200 - CNY300 from the end of last month.