Vale and Eramet have been forced to suspend operations at nickel mines in New Caledonia following a Category 3 cyclone that hit the country on Monday April 10.

A suspended Philippine nickel miner has asked President Rodrigo Duterte to allow it to ship ore stockpiles after some cargoes were seized as tensions escalated over a required fee it claimed was illegal.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] After joining China National Bluestar (Group), silicon and silicones maker Elkem has embraced new growth opportunities as it shares its technology prowess and management expertise with its Chinese partners.

Environment Secretary Gina Lopez will not overturn her decision to require suspended mining companies who want to remove their stockpiles to allot additional P2 million for a trust fund.

Although the government has permitted PT Freeport Indonesia to export concentrate for the next eight months, while both parties continue negotiations, the cooper and gold miner has not made preparations to export its product.

Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP), which is composed of the country’s biggest miners, will contest the order of Environment Secretary Gina Lopez to impose additional trust fund for suspended mining companies.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]India is poised to emerge as the second largest producer of steel (in the world) by 2018, steel minister Chaudhary Birender Singh has said.

Thursday 30 March 2017 12.49 BST Last modified on Thursday 30 March 2017 14.25 BST. El Salvador has made history after becoming the first country in the world to ban metal mining.