In Q2, Japan's Mizushima Ferroalloy retained HC FeMn production at the Q1 level of 41,300 t, of which 20% were sold and the rest used in the company's refined FeMn manufacture. As a result, LC and MC FeMn output totalled 22,500 t.
Global use of molybdenum in the first quarter of 2014 decreased to 136.1 million lb, down 2% from 138.2 million lb in the previous quarter but 7% higher than the same quarter in 2013, according to figures released by the International Molybdenum Association (I...
On YoY basis, in June this year South African iron ore production fell 1.2% manganese ore production increased by 30.7% while the country's nickel output expanded by 15.3%.
In the January-July period of the current year, Kazakhstan produced 2.239million mt of crude steel, up 17 percent year on year, according to the State Statistics Committee of Kazakhstan.
Amerigo Resources Ltd has announced production results for the second quarter of 2014 from Minera Valle Central (MVC), a mine located near Rancagua, Chile.