Norilsk Nickel produced 67,818 mt of nickel in the first quarter, down 5.2% from 71,571 mt in the first quarter of 2013 due to lower production volumes at some of its global operations, the Russian producer said Tuesday. The company said ...
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Average silver prices in 2014 are expected to slip to around $20.440/oz from the 2013 average of $23.750/oz because of rising supply and weaker investment demand, analysts with the New York-based CPM Group said Tuesday. "Silver prices are ...
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Mechel, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, has announced the temporary halting of mining at Mechel Bluestone in West Virginia, US, which is part of the company's mining division. Due to unfavorable market conditions, ...
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Minnesota Congressman Rick Nolan announced Thursday a legislative initiative to require that 100 percent of new pipelines in the US are made with US-produced steel. Currently, the 100 percent steel requirement (also known as the ...
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UK-based mining giant Anglo American Corporation has announced its production results for the first quarter of the current year. In the given quarter, iron ore production from Kumba Iron Ore increased by 10 percent year on year to 11.3 ...
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The Landree underground steam coal mine in southern Indiana is back in production and its new owners intend to resume shipments to Indianapolis Power & Light in May, a company official confirmed Wednesday. "We started running coal last ...
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Australian miner BHP Billiton today celebrated the official opening of its new Jimblebar iron ore mine, which is located at 40 kilometres east of Newman in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Jimblebar delivered first production in ...
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US miner Arch Coal on Tuesday cut its 2014 met coal sales guidance by 1 million short tons, to 6.3-7.3 million st, as shipments and pricing remain weak for the foreseeable future. Arch, in its quarterly earnings statement, said it expects ...
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Specialty metal and chemical products firm 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, QuÉbec, Canada has appointed Bertrand Lessard as chief operating officer, effective 28 April. 5N Plus provides specialty purified metals such as bismuth, gallium, ...
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Venezuela's CVG-Bauxilum alumina sales totaled 64,126 mt in March, up 57% from 40,822 mt in March 2013, Bauxilum said Friday. March sales were also up 13% month on month from sales of 56,524 mt in February. Of March sales, 46,018 mt ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today ordered Molycorp Minerals, LLC, to pay a $27,300 penalty for improper management of hazardous waste at its San Bernardino County mine and mineral processing facility. The violations were ...
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BHP Billiton has lifted its production guidance for Western Australian iron ore to 217 million mt for the 12 months to June 30, up by 5 million mt from its earlier estimate, the Melbourne-based miner said Wednesday. The "relatively ...
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Vale SA announced Tuesday that it has secured 6.2 billion reais (US$2.8 billion) in funding from Brazil’s state development bank in order to expand its Caraja mine, the world’s largest iron-ore complex. The funds will finance ...
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Australian miner BHP Billiton has announced its production results for the third quarter and the first nine months ended March 31, 2014, lifting its iron ore production guidance for the financial year 2013-14 by five million mt to 217 ...
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US-based coal producer Walter Energy, Inc. has announced that it will begin idling its Canadian operations, including the Wolverine and Brazion coal mines in British Columbia, this month, due to the unfavorable coal pricing environment. ...
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