Minister of State for Steel and Mines Prafulla Kumar Mallick on Wednesday said that the inter-departmental committee on mines has recommended reopening of seven non-captive mines in the State.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]A large high-carbon ferrochrome producer in Hunan told Ferro-Alloys.com that the company planned to increase its ferrochrome output in October by putting another furnace into production.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Merafe Resources said on Monday that the weakening price of ferrochrome coupled with higher costs would hit basic earnings, resulting in a slump in its latest interim period.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]UNKI mine produced 16 000 equivalent refined platinum ounces in the second quarter to June 30, 2015, about 7 percent higher than the comparative period last year, the company has said.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Black-managed Merafe Resources is bracing for an up to 48% slump in basic earnings per share (BEPS) for the six months ended June 30, informing the market on Monday that the decrease in net ferrochrome prices and an increase in expenses was e...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Merafe Resources says basic earnings per share for the six months to June will drop by between 41% and 48% to 4.7c and 5.3c.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]A CHINESE company, Tsingshan Iron and Steel Group, has placed an order for four million tonnes of chrome ore worth about $400 million from small-scale miners in Zimbabwe following the recent lifting of a ban on raw exports of the mineral, a C...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Hebei Iron & Steel Group, the largest steel producer in China and the third largest steel mill with production of 47 million tons, attended the Ulan Qab Ferro-Alloys and Calcium Carbide Production and Investment Summit on July 8-10 in Inner ...