Ferro-alloys.com:South Korea’s SK Innovation said on Thursday it has started commercial production of lithium-ion batteries with an increased portion of nickel, while reducing the usage of expensive components such as cobalt to extend battery life and cut cos...

[ferro-alloys.com] Prices for iron ore and coking coal, the two key ingredients for steelmaking, are set to remain buoyant for the remainder of the year, Macquarie Bank predicted in a recent report.

[ferro-alloys.com] Increasing gold, zinc, copper prices bode well for Alaska’s mining sector

[ferro-alloys.com] A Brazilian court blocked Wednesday a controversial decree by President Michel Temer that would have opened up a vast national reserve in the Amazon, larger than the size of Switzerland, to mining.

The US ferro-vanadium market was the stand-out performer last week as tight supply of spot material and relatively low prices compared with other global regions pressured US prices upward. Meanwhile, the rally in the Chinese market stalled as the elevated dome...

[ferro-alloys.com] Mining companies, which are extremely cautious about adopting new technologies, are throwing themselves into innovative funding mechanisms to bring assets into production as traditional sources of finances have either dried up or become too ...

Ferro-alloys.com:Brazil's government will revise a decree that opened up a vast mineral reserve in the Amazon rainforest to mining, ministers told journalists on Monday, responding to overwhelming criticism from lawmakers and activists.

[ferro-alloys.com] A “steel war” may explode between China and the US, said Viktor Supyan, Deputy Director of the US and Canada Institute in Moscow.