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• PotashCorp seeks $40/s.ton rise 08 September 2010

  North American potash to rise in Q4 as Canadian group hikes list prices Read More

• Huang He expands premix capacity 08 September 2010

  Refractory minerals producer Huang He Minerals has installed a new premix plant Read More

• US fused magnesia strengthens 08 September 2010

  Strong second half demand and tighter supply from China pile on price pressure Read More

• Nissan Li purchases ‘noticeable’ 08 September 2010

  LITHIUM ASIA: Car maker ramps up battery making to prepare for EV production Read More

• BHP won’t be only bid – Potash 08 September 2010

  CEO says a number of companies have approached about alternative offers Read More

• FMC Lithium on battery costs 08 September 2010

  LITHIUM ASIA: World’s No.3 producer says Li price is irrelevant to battery industry Read More

• Arianne creates phosphate subsidiary 08 September 2010

  Arianne Resources creates Canada Phosphate Inc. to focus on its phosphate asset Read More

• Lithium not a commodity – Galaxy 08 September 2010

  LITHIUM ASIA: CEO says there is more to lithium than the cheapest production cost Read More

• Foosung in lithium supply search 08 September 2010

  LITHIUM ASIA: South Korean electrolyte producer builds three new plants in China Read More

• Vale’s $12bn fertiliser plans 07 September 2010

  Brazilian miner outlines investment scale; forms new fertiliser company Read More

• Fresh wave of TiO2 price hikes 07 September 2010

  Four leading producers attempt to raise titanium dioxide prices across the regions Read More

• China TiO2 pricing power grows 07 September 2010

  Rising output and low cost base are boosting China’s pricing clout – Cosmo Read More

• Galaxy eyes EV grade lithium 07 September 2010

  Group to market 99.9%-grade lithium carbonate to electric vehicle manufacturers Read More

• Exxaro minsands strike talks 06 September 2010

  Strike at South Africa TiO2 feedstock mine continues as wage negotiations restart Read More

• Chinese soda ash prices uptick 06 September 2010

  Domestic producers look to cover increased power costs as margins are squeezed Read More

• Ivory Coast eyes talc production 06 September 2010

  IB Trading aims to start talc production in Ivory Coast with a 15,000 tpa capacity Read More

• Lynas boosts rare earth resource 06 September 2010

  Duncan deposit adds heavy rare earth reserves to Mount Weld, Australia, project Read More

• Chinese fluorochems expansion 06 September 2010

  Solvay joint venture to build electronic grade hydrogen fluoride plant in Zhejiang Read More

• China blocks zircon imports 03 September 2010

  New rules block some imports of zircon sand on grounds of radioactive content Read More

• Rio in new look for talc buyer 03 September 2010

  Rio Tinto re-launches search for potential suitors; says “under no pressure to divest” Read More

• Zircon contracts to rise in Q4 03 September 2010

  Buyers nearing ‘breaking point’ as Q4 zircon contract price hits $1,000/tonne Read More

• Uyuni lithium deal not binding 03 September 2010

  Comibol says Bolivia lithium tie-up with S. Korea keeps source in state’s hands Read More

• India probes soda ash dumping 03 September 2010

  Government investigates alleged dumping during 2009 to protect domestic producers Read More

• Elmin to expand Greek bauxite 02 September 2010

  Elmin finalises licensing for option to expand bauxite production to 1.1m. tpa Read More

• Price Briefing: Week 35 02 September 2010

  REs still rocketing, magnesia & alumina rises; Q4 talks for chromite and potash Read More

• Antimony ore in short supply 02 September 2010

  Prices hold up at higher levels as buyers play it cautiously in the marketplace Read More

• Shipping rates lose steam 02 September 2010

  Dry bulk rates falter on Indian iron ore law disarray, high Chinese stockpiles Read More

• Gulf invests in Malagasy limestone 02 September 2010

  Gulf acquires rights to Soalara limestone in Madagascar; production to start in 2012 Read More

• AMG secures antimony source 02 September 2010

  Turkish mining rights signed up to ensure trioxide supply for flame retardants Read More

• Potash ‘not M&A immune’ 02 September 2010

  Uralkali says potash will not avoid M&A; Belarusian Potash Co. talks up prices Read More

• SPOTLIGHT: Potash top 10 02 September 2010

  M&A set to shake up the potash industry; Europe and Canada dominate production Read More

• DownerEDI consolidates group 02 September 2010

  Subsidiary CPG Resources to control Downer’s industrial mineral projects Read More

• Mongolian metspar costs rise 01 September 2010

  Chinese environmental measures and grade shortages drive price increases Read More

• Antam alumina plant open by 2013 01 September 2010

  Construction of 300,000 tpa chemical alumina plant to begin January 2011 Read More

• SQM boosts Q2 profit 01 September 2010

  Lithium volumes up 82% while potash sales double for Chile chemicals group Read More

• Uralkali ups potash utilisation 01 September 2010

  Russian potash miner increases production rates at its Berezniki mines Read More

• Nordic anorthosite suffers in Q2 01 September 2010

  Norwegian group affected by construction downturn; lithium, rutile projects proceed Read More

• China brick dumping: USA injured 31 August 2010

  USITC rules Chinese and Mexican MgO-C brick imports injure US industry Read More

• Bentonite boosts S&B profits 31 August 2010

  Greek bentonite and flux producer reports 55% increase; bauxite delays continue Read More

• Kenya Fluorspar restarts mine 31 August 2010

  Kerio Valley’s year-and-a-half hiatus over after uptick in acidspar demand Read More

• Australia-China potash linkup 31 August 2010

  Potash developer Sirius inks MOU with Sino-Agri on Queensland project funding Read More

• Serbian boron exploration 31 August 2010

  Erin Ventures secures three-year exploration licence for Piskanja boron deposit Read More

• Bolivia-Korea lithium deal 27 August 2010

  How the Uyuni deal was made last year despite Morales lithium road show Read More

• Shortages in welding rutile 27 August 2010

  Lack of Ukraine rutile output hits welding market; sellers enjoy higher prices rise Read More

• Going where the grass is greener 27 August 2010

  COMMENT: Why are the big mining groups, like BHP, focusing on potash? And why now? Read More

• Iluka explores new synrutile 27 August 2010

  Minsands miner to use Mid West kiln for Murray Basin/Jacinth ilmenite testing Read More

• Weather hits China RE magnets 27 August 2010

  Heat and power supply problems slows biggest rare earths market in Shenzhen Read More

• Price Briefing: Week 34 26 August 2010

  Graphite and RE price hikes, antimony trioxide jumps while metspar prices firm Read More

• TiO2 feedstock regains footing 26 August 2010

  Iluka and Kenmare H2 results show solid sales, strong outlook for feedstock suppliers Read More

• Sinochem shapes for Potash bid 26 August 2010

  China takes offshore loan as it prepares to battle with BHP for PotashCorp Read More