Chilean regulators scrap lithium miner SQM’s environmental plan

S&P holds DR Congo rating at CCC+, lowers outlook to stable

Glencore copper production drops 11%, cobalt by third

Nickel price trend on August 3rd

128 ferrosilicon enterprises in main producing areas with a total of 45.6 thousand tons of ferrosilicon.

The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5580 yuan per ton on August 3.

LME nickel price trend on July 31st

Profits of China's major industrial enterprises rose by 11.5 percent year-on-year in June, up from 6 percent in May.