[Ferro-Alloys.com]There was little fluctuation in the price of ferrosilicon in mid-August. Given poor sale and increasing capital pressure, some alloy suppliers forced to put price drop by RMB50/mt from the prior week.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] In recent period, poor performance of manganese alloys in China failed to improve. As sale and capital pressure, some producers have a strong desire to sell products which aggravated market competition

[Ferro-Alloys.com]In mid August, Australian Mn46 lumps kept at RMB25-25.5/mtu at ports in China. As for Mn48 sand ore, the price remained at RMB23.5-24/mtu in China.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]It is said that CML already released September manganese ore shipment to China, Australian

Weekly Stock of Chrome Ore in China's Main Ports (14-Aug-15)

The directors of Optimum are of the view that there is a reasonable prospect of rescuing Optimum Coal if the supply agreement with Eskom can be renegotiated, Glencore said on Thursday. Optimum Coal announced on August 4 that it had begun business rescue procee...

Brazilian miner Vale said on Thursday that a nitrogen dioxide leak at its Copper Cliff smelter in Sudbury, Ontario had been contained and that the leak did not result in any injuries.

Despite beating production targets, nickel miner Mincor Resources reported a total net loss after tax of A$34.26-million for the full year ended June, compared with a profit of A$1.85-million in the previous financial year.