World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 134 million tonnes (Mt) in September 2014, a slight decrease of -0.1% compared to September 2013.

India’s mineral production during August was 2.6% higher compared to the production during the corresponding month last year. The total value of mineral production (excluding atomic & minor minerals) was Rs. 17264 crore with Coal being the highest contributor...

On October 16, Evraz Group S.A., a major steel mill in Russia announced its production volume in the period from July to September in 2014.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]It is reported that BHP manganese ore production increased by 10% in the September 2014 quarter to a record 2.3Mt as an improvement in ore recovery at Mamatwan and an increase in plant availability at Wessels resulted in record quarterly prod...

Shaw River Manganese should trade higher again today after signing a purchase contract with Noble Resources International for the sale of up to 30,000 tonnes of manganese ore from its flagship Otjozondu Manganese Project in Namibia.

Brazil’s Vale said that a revised nickel mining contract with Indonesia will raise maximum royalties, cut land holdings and require its Indonesian unit to sell another 20% of its shares to local investors.

Reuters reported that Indonesia's mines ministry nnounced January to August production and sales data.Coal exports for January until September were 234.76 million tonnes, against production of 310.84 million tonnes.

According to the statistics of Korea Customs, Korea’s ferroalloy import volume was 92,177 mt in September 2014, nearly the same with that in August and up by 18.6% Y-O-Y. The import sources and volumes were as the followings, South Africa, 18,769 mt; China, 1...