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Nickel Prices Hit 14-Month High

Nickel prices are soaring amid growing concern about the availability of supply from Indonesia and Russia, the top two producers of the metal.

Monday, April 21, 2014

Antam speeds up Halmahera smelter project to this year

State-owned mining firm PT Aneka Tambang (ANTM) may kick off construction of a ferronickel smelter later this year in East Halmahera, North Maluku,

Monday, April 21, 2014

BHP Focused on Liquids Production in Black Hawk Region for Remainder of 2014

BHP Billiton’s Eagle Ford production accelerated at the end of the first quarter of 2014. The company expects continued growth in U.S. onshore liquids production of approximately 75% for the year, with a priority focus on the Black Hawk region of the Eagle Fo...

Monday, April 21, 2014

Stronger Nickel Prices to Benefit Vale, BHP Billiton

Nickel prices have risen sharply in 2014 even as other industrial metals such as copper and iron ore have struggled. Indonesia's ban on nickel ore exports is the major reason behind the strong performance. More importantly, nickel prices could further strength...

Monday, April 21, 2014

Posco seeks ways to ride steel slowdown

Posco’s new chief executive says the next three years will be “very difficult” as he looks to turn round the South Korean steelmaker’s profitability amid a weak global steel industry.

Monday, April 21, 2014

BHP Billiton updates on nickel production

Nickel production for the nine months ended March 2014 was broadly unchanged from the prior period, despite planned maintenance at both Cerro Matoso and the Nickel West Kwinana refinery in the March 2014 quarter.

Monday, April 21, 2014

Magnesium Alloy Development Process Created

“People [in Korea] said my eco-friendly magnesium alloy technology was nonsense, while calling me a con-man. I am where I am because I was recognized in overseas academia.” Dr Kim Se-kwang at the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) tells a stor...

Friday, April 18, 2014

Amerigo Q1 Molybdenum Production Down 52%

MVC's first quarter molybdenum output also dropped 52% to 125,000lb from 258,000lb in 1Q13.

Friday, April 18, 2014
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