Industrial Minerals

Agrimarkets

• Fertilisers approaching 2007 levels 30 July 2010

  The fertiliser industry is looking at healthier days with increases forecasted in both consumption and production Read More

• Price Briefing: Week 31 30 July 2010

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

• PotashCorp's Q2 profits surge 29 July 2010

  Potash sales volumes rocket to 1.9m. tonnes but phosphate lags behind Read More

• FMC’s Q2 profits up 35% 29 July 2010

  Earnings up 35% as lithium, phosphate and soda ash volumes increase Read More

• Legend to start mining in 2013 28 July 2010

  Australian group to start phosphate and fertiliser production at Mt Isa in 3 years Read More

• Lac à Paul phosphate/ilmenite deposit August 2010

  Ressources d’Arianne Inc. has decided to now concentrate on its phosphate assets owing to the opportunities of the growing fertiliser market. The company hopes to start production of phosphate and ilmenite within the next five years at its Lac a Paul deposit in Quebec, Canada Read More

• Rockwood profit up 37% in Q2 27 July 2010

  Lithium and TiO2 businesses help drive recovery for US speciality chemicals group Read More

• EU fines phosphates cartel August 2010

  The European Commission has fined several animal feed phosphates producers a total of Û175.65m. ($226.6m.) for operating a price-fixing cartel lasting over three decades, the executive branch of the EU announced. Read More

• Mosaic boosts Q4 profits 23 July 2010

  Potash recovery drives four-fold increase in operating profit; phosphate prices rise Read More

• Gulf vermiculite sells 20% stake 21 July 2010

  Uganda-focused minerals group divests share to Africa Lion fund for $1.16m. Read More

• EU fines phosphates cartel 20 July 2010

  Tessenderlo and FMC among groups sharing €176m. fine for feed price fixing Read More

• Christmas phosphate plan blocked 19 July 2010

  Australian government rejects Christmas Island phosphate mining expansion Read More

• Mosaic phosphate faces closure 16 July 2010

  Phosphate miner could close Florida mine owing to lawsuit over pollution concerns Read More

• Price Briefing: Week 28 15 July 2010

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

• Rio Tinto boosts Q2 output 14 July 2010

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

• Vale starts Peru phosphate mine 14 July 2010

  Brazilian mining group Vale begins phosphate production at Bayóvar project Read More

• China cuts export tax rebates 14 July 2010

  Export tax rebate to be scrapped on more than 400 products from mid-July Read More

• SVH eyes Australian phosphate 13 July 2010

  Singapore investor SVH targets GBM’s phosphate at Mount Isa in Queensland Read More

• Talon explores Brazilian potash 13 July 2010

  Talon Metals plans Sergipe resource estimate by 2011, launches drilling programme Read More