ASX-listed Western Areas has completed the A$24.5-million acquisition of the Cosmos nickel complex from diversified miner Glencore’s Xstrata Nickel Australasia Operations subsidiary.

According to Latin American Steel Association (ALACERO), the rolled steel imports from China to the region increased by 5% between January and August, reaching 5.7 millon tons.

According to statistics showed in August of this year, Japan’s steel exports totaled 39,218 tons. During the first eight months of this year, Japan exported 306,596 tons, export price was FOB US$438.52/ton).

Indian state-owned miner National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has announced to lower its domestic prices for iron ore for October.

Moil Ltd has announced with reference to the fixation of price. The company has a business practice of revising the prices of manganese ore on a quarterly basis. The company has now announced the price of various grades of manganese ore for the quarter October...

Nickel miner Mincor Resources has warned it may suspend operations at its Miitel and Mariners mines, in Western Australia.

Nickel miners will need to continue their focus on cutting costs if they are to emerge from the low price environment ready to drive a new wave of exploration and development once prices improve, the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies says.

With huge overburden of chrome ore creating environmental problems, the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has directed that a comprehensive overburden management action be prepared for Sukinda Valley.