According to researchers, South Africa's wealth of valuable natural minerals including diamonds, gold, platinum and chrome is as a result of ancient super volcanoes.

A major fire broke out in Anantpur village based TS Alloys factory situated in Athgarh, Cuttack district of Odisha late last night, a blast furnace of the steel factory was completely gutted in the accident.

South African company Portnex International has signed a five-year deal with Zimasco, and thanks to that agreement three chrome smelting furnaces which were shut down early this year will be reopened.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Tharisa, one of the largest chrome ore producers in South Africa, increased its chrome ore output by 3.4% year-over-year in 2015 to 1.122 million tonnes, compared to 1.085 million tonnes in 2014, making a third year exceeding 1 million tonnes...

ESKOM has confirmed the sale of electricity to Zimbabwe but denied that the power supply agreement with its Zimbabwean counterpart, the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa), is secret.

Ferro-chrome producer International Ferro Metals (IFM) subsidiaries have started legal proceedings against Anglo American Platinum subsidiary Rustenburg Platinum Mines (RPM), which has terminated a chrome ore supply agreement.

Early this week, Zimasco lifted a trading ban on chrome ore producers on its claims paving way for the miners to sell the mineral to a buyer of their choice.

ZIMASCO, a unit of China’s Sinosteel Corporation has completely stopped operations at its ferrochrome refinery in Kwekwe after switching off furnace number five and six.