Industrial Minerals

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• Baltic Dry Index crashes to 25-year lows Thursday, February 02, 2012

  Further falls mean charter rates drop below operating costs; China bans Valemaxes Read More

• UPDATE: No appeal route for China in WTO ruling Thursday, February 02, 2012

  China must take action to conform to WTO obligations – lawyer Read More

• Price Briefing — 26 January- 2 February 2012 Thursday, February 02, 2012

  Market awaits China return; poisoning incident leads to higher antimony prices Read More

• Oman mineral-focused port preparing for early operations Tuesday, January 31, 2012

  Port offers to help investors delineate extraction zones and obtain permits Read More

• China loses appeal at WTO over raw materials export duties Monday, January 30, 2012

  Body upholds initial ruling but quashes minimum export agreement complaints Read More

• US needs rare earths strategy, say industry experts Thursday, January 26, 2012

  Government told to act now to boost future competitiveness in green- tech markets Read More

• Beleaguered shipping rates decline further Thursday, January 26, 2012

  Fall in Baltic Dry Index continues, despite Vale lifting flooding force majeure Read More

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• Exploration key to growing Greek industry February 2012

  Greece is opening its doors to private investment to boost domestic industries. Ananias Tsirambides and Anestis Filippidis discuss the country’s key exploration targets for industrial minerals development Read More

• Lynas secures A$225m funding to complete Malaysia plant Tuesday, January 24, 2012

  Rare earths group issues convertible bonds through Mount Kellett Capital Managment Read More

• Baltic Dry Index sinks to three-year lows Thursday, January 19, 2012

  Shipping rates drop 40% in 2012, no recovery seen until after Chinese New Year Read More

• Volatility key challenge for Australian producers - Deloitte Thursday, January 19, 2012

  New mining projects will struggle to get off the ground, Deloitte partner states Read More

• Christmas Island to resume phosphate rock shipments Wednesday, January 18, 2012

  But shipments of bagged phosphate dust likely to be delayed until March, says PRL Read More