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Posco Plans to Sign An Agreement to Invest PKP Steel

[Ferro-Alloys.com]ISouth Korea's Posco has planned to sign a preliminary agreement with Iranian steelmaker PKP in March to buy a stake in US$1.6 billion steel mill project in the Middle Eastern country.

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Panoramic Idles Savannah on Weak Nickel Prices

The share price of nickel miner Panoramic Resources tumbled by more than 30% on Wednesday, after the company announced that its Savannah operation, in Western Australia, would be placed on care and maintenance.

Thursday, January 28, 2016

US Steel plans to cut jobs at its Texas pipe factory

United States Steel Corporation has announced this week that its Lone Star Texas pipe factory would lay off 677 workers, due to weak demand in the energy sector. The company has not yet set the layoffs start date, but it will be temporary. The plant to idle...

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Tough Start to 2016 for Aussie Nickel Miners to Continue

It's been a rough start to 2016 for Australian nickel producers with low prices, job cuts and mine closures across the nation.

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Canadian Metals Appoints Robert Boisjoli as New CFO

Canadian Metals Inc. (The “Corporation”) (CSE:CME) is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Boisjoli, FCPA, FCA to the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective January 27, 2016.

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Cancana Resources – Ramping Up Manganese Mining in Brazil

BMC produced 2,143 tonnes of manganese product during the June quarter from colluvial sources, bringing stockpiles to 7,056 tonnes (net of sales) at the end of June. BMC then went on to produce 2,045 tonnes of manganese in the month of July 2015, being record ...

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Vale to temporary suspend its iron ore exports

Brazil Court has found that vale has violated of environmental protection, decided to temporary suspend Vale and ArcelorMittal’s Brazil Baron company port 1, Terminal 2 (iron ore), and TPM (coal), TPD3NTPD4 (grains and fertilizers). It is expected to affect w...

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Woodie Woodie Closes as Manganese Price Makes Mine Unviable

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Unlisted Consolidated Minerals at the end of last week suspended operations at its Woodie Woodie manganese mine, in Western Australia, citing the current record low price for manganese ore.

Tuesday, January 26, 2016
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