[ferro-alloys.com] A cartoon that causes the reader to seriously question our society’s behavior shows an alien spacecraft observing our planet and contemplating a landing. The visitors look at a region and see miners taking minerals from the earth. Workers a...

[ferro-alloys.com] Energy commodity prices increased 3 percent in July, led by a 3 percent gain in oil and 8 percent surge in coal, the World Bank’s Pink Sheet noted. Agriculture prices rose 1 percent, led by 2 percent gains in oils & meals and beverages. Mos...

[ferro-alloys.com] Rio Tinto (ASX, LON:RIO), the world’s second largest miner, gave its shareholders an early Christmas present Wednesday as it declared its biggest interim dividend in the company’s 144-year history, thanks to climbing commodity prices that ...

[ferro-alloys.com] The iron ore price rise through July to over $70/dry metric ton is likely due to a temporary steel restocking cycle in China, and prices will fall to the mid-$50s/dmt CFR China level or below in the fourth quarter of 2017, Barclays investmen...

[ferro-alloys.com]Toronto-listed exploration companies with interests in British Columbia saw stocks rise over 50% in the past week, with a number announcing financing agreements or drilling updates.

[ferro-alloys.com] Vanadium pentoxide price (V2O5), reached US$12.4/lb, having more than doubled from US$5/lb when I started covering vanadium 8 months ago. The price is up over 500% since January 2016.

Ferro-alloys.com:Indonesian nickel smelters that halted operations this year.

[ferro-alloys.com] A copper and nickel rally alongside a spate of positive quarterly results combined to see the majority of leaders by market capitalisation post healthy gains in the past week.China Moly spent $2.65 billion acquiring a 56% stake in Tenke Fung...