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• China plans rail for the world 09 March 2010

  Lithium on agenda as China eyes world’s resources with global rail network Read More

• Pulverised fly ash for tyres 09 March 2010

  RockTron targets tyre market with recycled PFA to compete with mineral fillers Read More

• Caustic magnesia prices steady 09 March 2010

  Magnesia prices stable as markets tick over after Chinese New Year Read More

• Graphite prices stable 09 March 2010

  Prices remain unchanged as global market maintains equilibrium Read More

• Nabaltec sees 2009 turnaround 09 March 2010

  Second half sales up 21% as mineral flame retardant market improves Read More

• Imerys raises mineral prices 08 March 2010

  Performance Minerals to up kaolin and CaCO3 prices by 8% and 6% respectively Read More

• Canpotex raises list prices 08 March 2010

  Potash prices continue recovery in Q2 as demand from farmers increases Read More

• Bemax/DuPont in minsands deal 08 March 2010

  TiO2 contracts agreed after legal dispute; Bemax sees strong rutile/zircon sales Read More

• Australia antimony moves forward 08 March 2010

  Anchor positive on long term antimony prices as it starts 2010 Wild Cattle Creek drilling Read More

• Kenmare to expand minsands 05 March 2010

  Mozambique miner looks to raise $270m. for expansion of Moma TiO2 feedstock mine Read More

• Perlite Canada closes plant 05 March 2010

  Quebec firm shuts plant in cost-cutting drive; expects to break even in 2010 Read More

• Toxic gas cloud shuts TiO2 plant 05 March 2010

  TiO2 manufacturer Cristal Global has shut UK plant due to toxic gas escape Read More

• Chromite prices set to rise 05 March 2010

  High ferrochrome demand puts pressure on non-met chromite prices Read More

• Lynas awards $32m. contract 05 March 2010

  Australian rare earths miner employs Abesque to build Mount Weld plant Read More

• Oil and gas exploration rises 05 March 2010

  February global rig count grows 8% driven by increased activity in North America Read More

• Price Briefing: Week 9 04 March 2010

  TiO2 and bromide raised while perlite firms and IM launches lithium hydroxide price Read More

• S Africa to enter graphite market? 04 March 2010

  Jonkel expected to be South Africa’s first graphite producer before the end of 2010 Read More

• Reed lithium pushes forward 04 March 2010

  Australian lithium developer on track to ship Mt. Marion concentrate in Q1 2011 Read More

• Shipping costs sail upwards 04 March 2010

  Rates up as post Chinese New Year demand for steel bullish; spot iron ore rising Read More

• Namibia’s first lithium project 04 March 2010

  Black Fire Minerals plans to explore lithium in south-west Africa Read More

• Outotec reports mixed results 04 March 2010

  Mineral division sales fall 19%, but 30% growth reported in operating profit Read More

• Globex eyes 1m. tpa talc ore 03 March 2010

  Resource estimate indicates 1m. tpa of talc and magnesite mill feed possible Read More

• Seabed phosphate permit granted 03 March 2010

  Widespread Energy to explore phosphate deposit off New Zealand’s east coast Read More

• China to boost borates demand 03 March 2010

  Growth in Chinese fibreglass, glass and ceramics drives borates expansions Read More

• Allana secures potash funding 03 March 2010

  Canadian group secures $4m. through share placement to develop Ethiopia project Read More

• Cookson refractories recovering 02 March 2010

  Vesuvius and Foseco improve towards end of 2009 on steel recovery and cost cutting Read More

• Zircon firms on Chinese sales 02 March 2010

  Prices steady as Iluka aims at 500,000 tpa zircon output from 2011 Read More

• Producers await fluorspar policy 02 March 2010

  Delay in release of new Chinese fluorspar industry standards leaves industry waiting Read More

• Albemarle raises bromine prices 02 March 2010

  US group hikes bromine and hydrobromic acid on higher demand and new uses Read More

• Beacon Hill magnesite funding 02 March 2010

  Australia-based group raises £5m. to fund Tasmania magnesite project Read More

• Perlite Canada boosts sales 02 March 2010

  Processing plant acquisition boosts sales but net loss reported for fiscal 2009 Read More

• IM to track Li hydroxide prices 01 March 2010

  New grades introduced into prices database as IM expands lithium coverage Read More

• Miners avoid Chile earthquake 01 March 2010

  Chemetall and SQM unaffected as northern ports remain open for exports Read More

• Black Bull survival doubts 01 March 2010

  Canadian quartz miner reports loss; says long-term survival is a “serious matter” Read More

• Profits drop for Intrepid Potash 01 March 2010

  US group’s earnings drop on lower potash prices; demand returning to pre-crisis level Read More

• Chile to triple potash capacity 26 February 2010

  SQM to expand from 550,000 to 1.8m. tpa; China deals have “stirred” global demand Read More

• Takeovers to impact fertilisers 26 February 2010

  Acquisitions by mining giants will impact market dynamics for potash and phosphates Read More

• JOGMEC funds Australia minsands 26 February 2010

  Japanese industrial group buys minority interest in Doral mineral sands project Read More

• SQM lithium falls to 23,000 tonnes 26 February 2010

  Chilean group reports 34% drop in annual profits despite potash sales tripling Read More

• Tiomin quits Kenya minsands 25 February 2010

  Long suffering Tiomin agrees to offload TiO2 feedstock development for $3m. Read More

• Price Briefing: Week 8 25 February 2010

  Quiet markets: Chinese zircon could firm as rare earths, chromite and others stall Read More

• Loss-making Iluka’s sales plunge 25 February 2010

  Australian minsands producer posts A$114m. loss as global zircon sales half Read More

• Tough year for Exxaro minsands 25 February 2010

  South African miner’s earnings fall 70% as minsands businesses report a loss Read More

• More lithium battery warnings 25 February 2010

  Concern over battery overcapacity for electric cars reflects lithium mining sector Read More

• Shipping rates lose direction 25 February 2010

  Baltic Dry Index flat as world waits for China to return to work after New Year Read More

• Thermo Fisher Brazil office open 25 February 2010

  Sao Paulo office to provide analytical equipment for growing minerals market Read More

• Globe fluorspar sees recovery 25 February 2010

  Australian group forecasts fluorspar recovery as it explores Mozambique potential Read More

• SQM suspends two operations 24 February 2010

  Chilean SQM cuts back iodine and sodium nitrate production as inventories high Read More

• Galaxy plans battery EMD plant 24 February 2010

  Lithium group to build electrolytic manganese dioxide plant for battery industry Read More

• Rhodia silicas unit profits rise 24 February 2010

  Silcea division more than doubles Q4 profits as prices and volumes recover Read More