The 2306 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 7044 yuan per ton on July 3.

The rally in prices earlier this year saw some marginal producers look to restart but rising costs and the easing of prices through April-May scuppered most plans.

Sales of the products in May increased by 26.08% month-on-month to 927,618 tonnes but were unchanged compared to the same period last year.

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In the first half of 2023, the domestic ferrosilicon market weakened as a whole.

Coal miner MC Mining’s updated life-of-mine (LoM) plan and coal reserve estimate for its fully-licensed and shovel-ready Makhado steelmaking hard coking coal project has demonstrated a considerably increased mine life, up 27%, at a 25% higher yearly mine prod...

A definitive feasibility study (DFS) into Phase 1 of the Hombre Muerto West (HMW) lithium project, in Argentina, has estimated a capital cost of $104-million and an operating cost of $3 963/t.

The agreement settles the dispute between the Competition Commission and Cape Gate in terms of which the commission alleges that Cape Gate contravened a section of the Competition Act by fixing the price and trading conditions and dividing the market for long ...