Ukraine reduced ferroalloy output 7% year-on-year in Q1 to 228,700 tons,

The London Metal Exchange (LME) today announces the successful launch of LMEshield, the new electronic warehouse receipt system for the global commodities market. The first receipt was issued by Henry Bath & Son Ltd on behalf of BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC.

[www.ferro-alloys.com] U.S. Steel has just posted a US$340 million loss for the first quarter in 2016, which was much smaller than US$1.1 billion in the final quarter of 2015.

[www.ferro-alloys.com] According to the report, Eramet’s manganese alloy output decreased by 25% year on year in the first quarter of this year.

Canada has a reputation worldwide as the epicenter for mining exploration, and over the years the country’s junior-listed companies have created billions of dollars in wealth through new mineral discoveries.

Alcoa’s heavy focus on cost cutting and a decision to shut the struggling Port Henry aluminium smelter has paid handsome dividends in Australia where it has recorded a three-fold lift in full-year profit.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Russia's customs statistics shows the export result of standard ferro-silicon (Si >55%) in February 2016 was 46,737 tons, drastically up by 75.9% from 26,567 tons in the prior month.

SMALL-SCALE miners in Midlands province’s Zvishavane and Mberengwa districts have recorded an upsurge in gold production from 1,55 to 1,9kg a month courtesy of modern mining equipment donated by Mimosa Mine, NewsDay has learnt.