PT Antam Tbk, Indonesia announced at the end of last week that the expansion project for Pomalaa plant was completed at the end of July, and No.5 oxygen plant as part of this project started operation.
It is expected that base-metals miner First Quantum Mineral’s Enterprise nickel mine will start operation later this year or in 2016, depending on nickel market conditions.
Oversea related median assessed the spot price of silicomanganese at $760-$770/mt CIF Japan Thursday, down from $795-$810/mt a week earlier, as sellers in India lowered offers.
The Zambian mining sector is reeling from the effects of the global commodity-demand slowdown, which is mainly attributed to lower demand from China, and lower copper prices, says strategy and communications consultancy africapractice regional analyst Sinethem...
Government has created a special purpose vehicle to facilitate buying and selling of chrome ore from small-scale miners following the lifting of export ban on the mineral.