AK Steel Corporation recently said that the company would invest US$29 million for upgrading of hot-dip galvanizing production line reconstruction at Dearborn, Michigan plant.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Major steel producers that have grounded investments of around Rs 2 lakh crore on their projects in Odisha have urged the state government to step up availability of iron ore and chrome ore and soften steep water charges imposed on the units....

Manganese ore exports hit 141,527 tonnes in May, up 63% compared with April and up 5% compared with May 2014. Revenues for May were down year-on-year despite the increase in volumes, due to a 30% drop in manganese ore prices this year.

Investment returns from the world’s 40 biggest mining companies declined to the lowest since at least 2003 amid a slump in commodity prices, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

According to the statistics of US International Trade Commission, American ferroalloy export volume was 9,188 mt in Apr 2015, up by 14.3% M-O-M and down by 20.8% Y-O-Y. The total export volume in Jan-Apr 2015 was 35,430 mt, down by 22% Y-O-Y. The materials wer...

According to the statistics of Japan Customs, Japan’s ferroalloy export volume was 17573 mt in Apr 2015, down by 11.3% M-O-M and down by 19.2% Y-O-Y. The total export volume in Jan-Apr 2015 was 79575 mt, down by 13.8% Y-O-Y.

In April Ukraine imported $20.39 million worth of manganese ore, with exports on the level of $1.38 million. One of the main suppliers of manganese ore to Ukraine in April was Ghana ($8.8 million).

Cancana Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:CNY) ("Cancana" or the "Company") announced today that the drill rig has arrived on site to commence a 2,000 meter exploration drilling program, and that the regional HeliTEM aerial geophysics program is now over 50% comple...