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• Imerys Q2 profit rises 88% 30 July 2010

  Upturn in refractories, abrasives, graphite demand boosts results for French group Read More

• Price Briefing: Week 31 30 July 2010

  Mixed fortunes this week, as cerium and lanthanum oxide prices power ahead Read More

• Rare earth supply fears become reality August 2010

  Global fears of a rare earth supply shortage have been made a reality by China after it dramatically cut its export quota by 70% for the second half of the year Read More

• Slower iodine growth forecasted 27 July 2010

  Demand expected to rise 3.5% a year driven by use in LCD screens – Roskill Read More

• Price Briefing: Week 29 22 July 2010

  Antinomy trioxide and rare earths on the rise while traders look to cut chromite Read More

• Rare earth prices on the rise 22 July 2010

  Prices for China-sourced material react to export cuts as supply fears hit Read More

• IM Global Health Check: Q2 2010 22 July 2010

  IM looks at the world’s economy and how it will affect industrial minerals demand for the next quarter and beyond Read More

• Price Briefing: Week 28 15 July 2010

  Indian barytes poised for hikes while rare earths rise on Chinese quota cuts Read More

• Industry braced for RE shortages 15 July 2010

  Importers of Chinese rare earths await squeeze, focus on high-value materials Read More

• Rare earth fears become reality 15 July 2010

  China’s decision to cut annual rare earth exports by 40% will likely lead to supply shortages and surging prices for the rest of the world Read More

• Rio Tinto boosts Q2 output 14 July 2010

  Borates, talc and TiO2 feedstock production rises as end markets bounce back Read More

• Molycorp set for $420m. IPO 14 July 2010

  Rare earth developer plans $15-17 share sale to develop Mountain Pass project Read More

• China cuts to boost RE prices 13 July 2010

  Global supply shortage imminent as China cuts H2 rare earth exports – IMCOA Read More

• Molycorp on rare earth quotas 12 July 2010

  UPDATE: “Very significant” China H2 quota may lead to near-term shortages – CEO Read More

• China slashes rare earth exports 09 July 2010

  Global shortage fears intensify as China cuts second half 2010 exports by 72% Read More

• EP Minerals hikes diatomite 09 July 2010

  Diatomite and perlite prices raised 3-5% for customers in Europe, Asia and Africa Read More

• Price Briefing: Week 27 08 July 2010

  Chemical grade chromite & fluorspar on the rise; refractories remain sluggish Read More

• IM Roundtable: MOVING MINERALS 30 June 2010

  18 November 2010, Amsterdam: New concepts and key issues facing mineral logistics Read More

• Price Briefing: Week 25 24 June 2010

  Bauxite, wollastonite and fluorspar on the rise while antimony trioxide slips further Read More

• UCM upgrades magnesia plants 24 June 2010

  Imerys subsidiary invests to meet high demand for electrical grade fused magnesia Read More

• Avalon rare earths PFS complete 22 June 2010

  Canadian developer expects 5,000 tpa Nechalacho project to cost C$900m. Read More

• Private fund acquires SiC group 21 June 2010

  Nordic Capital Fund VII buys majority stake in German silicon carbide processor Read More

• US values Afghanistan’s resources at $909bn. July 2010

  The Pentago picks rare earths as most valuable as it puts a dollar value on Afghanistan's resources, while controversy reins over its lithium claims Read More

• US begins legislation to restart neodymium magnet production July 2010

  Neodymium-iron-boron magnet production set for return to US soil after 15 year hiatus as China places further restrictions on supply Read More

• EU names 14 critical minerals 17 June 2010

  Rare earths, graphite and fluorspar among minerals deemed a supply risk Read More

• Price Briefing: Week 24 17 June 2010

  Chinese magnesia and bauxite quotas, fused prices up, while sulphur to drop in Q3 Read More

• Rare earth prices strengthen 17 June 2010

  No sign of prices softening this year as China prepares new export quotas Read More

• Mongolia to float mining assets 16 June 2010

  Government receives offers from several exchanges to list state-owned mining firms Read More

• Posco secures rare earth supply 16 June 2010

  South Korean steel group acquires 31% stake in China’s Yongxin to secure supplies Read More

• Avalon ups rare earth resources 15 June 2010

  Nechalacho, Canada, deposit deemed world’s 2nd largest after cut-off grade revised Read More

• US soda ash royalty push 14 June 2010

  Wyoming soda ash industry calls for royalty reduction extension to aid competitiveness Read More

• Price Briefing: Week 23 10 June 2010

  Gathering storm clouds of power costs, strikes and shortages hang over prices Read More

• Imerys grooming new CEO for 2011 09 June 2010

  Gérard Buffière expected to step down in 2011 as board recruits potential successor Read More

• Molycorp/Neo magnets deal 08 June 2010

  North American rare earth groups plan cooperation on alloys & magnets production Read More

• Rio Tinto/Peacock salt deal 08 June 2010

  Supply contract opens Australian assault on UK de-icing market Read More

• Gulf expands Chinese bromine 08 June 2010

  Acquisitions boost Gulf Resources’ bromine capacity to 46,300 tpa Read More

• Iodine plant upgrade for 2011 08 June 2010

  Atacama Minerals aims to improve Chilean iodine output as Q1 sales increase by 51.2% Read More

• South Africa rare earth progress 04 June 2010

  Great Western Minerals granted mining permit for j-v Steenkampskraal project Read More

• Neodymium in US spotlight 04 June 2010

  The US House of Representatives has passed a bill aimed at re-establishing Nd-Fe-B magnet production on American soil, but what does this mean for developers of rare earth mines? Read More

• Price Briefing: Week 22 03 June 2010

  Graphite and fused zirconia prices firming, while antimony trioxide fading fast Read More

• US House passes rare earth bill 01 June 2010

  House of Representatives passes act to restore US neodymium magnet production Read More

• Price Briefing: Week 21 27 May 2010

  Magnesia and alumina prices on the rise; zircon price hikes scheduled Read More

• S Africa to nationalise mines? 27 May 2010

  Nationalisation of mines could be adopted as policy in 2012 - ANC source Read More

• Spain facing major changes 27 May 2010

  IGME calls for consolidation in the Spanish industrial minerals industry Read More

• Antimony trioxide prices soften 27 May 2010

  Chinese prices fall following antimony metal’s downward trend Read More

• Rare Element boosts resources 27 May 2010

  Rare earth developer increases estimate at Bear Lodge project in Wyoming Read More

• Spain output halves in 2 years 27 May 2010

  Industrial minerals production 300m. tonnes last year - down 50% from 2007 Read More

• Opportunities in Oman 27 May 2010

  Oman’s mineral sector has grown significantly since 2007. A variety of mineral projects and specific demand from India look set to maintain this momentum of development. Read More

• NYCO signs IMCD as distributor 26 May 2010

  Top wollastonite producer NYCO appoints IMCD, Rotterdam, as distribution partner Read More

• Graphite continues recovery 25 May 2010

  Prices increase marginally on stable growth in global sales Read More