US raw steel capacity utilization declined to 80.5% last week from 81.6% the previous week.

SMB, together with Singapore's Winning, won a tender to develop Simandou's blocks 1 and 2.

Following months of uncertainty, thousands of British Steel workers are feeling cautiously optimistic.

A source had already confirmed that a deal was in the works earlier on Monday, amid press reports that Jingye would pay 70 million.

Chinese ferro-silicon prices continued their steady performance amid firmer steel prices and export market stable in China.

Murray Energy is the latest to join a string of coal companies.

Indonesia may decide on Thursday whether to resume nickel ore exports

Trading firm Traxys agrees to cobalt marketing deal with Nornickel