Shares in Sirius Resources have shot up by more than 10 per cent after it announced it has found more nickel in Western Australia.

Australian miner Sirius Resources NL is in late-stage negotiations with a trio of major nickel smelters to supply up to 26,000 tonnes of nickel concentrate annually, its managing director said.

Beijing won a key victory Monday in a trade dispute with Washington, as a WTO panel said the United States was wrong to slap punitive duties on a host of Chinese goods.

On July 10, 2014, Minco announced the completion of a positive Preliminary Economic Assessment on its 100% owned Woodstock electrolytic manganese metal（EMM） project

It is reported that Russia’s MMC Norilsk Nickel said that the company has entered into an agreement to sell its Black Swan/ Silver Swan assets located in Western Australia.

According to data released by the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF), the global stainless steel output amounted to 10.2 million tons in January-March, rising by 6.1% quarter on quarter and increasing by 6.8% year on year.

Sierra Rutile Limited (SRX.L), a producer of titanium feedstock industrial minerals, said that it produced 27,842 tonnes of rutile in the second-quarter of 2014, up 3% from 26,898 tonnes of rutile last year.

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