The Brazilian company financing the bulk of the Mississippi Silicon plant said a “desperate” lawsuit by a competitor will not derail its efforts.

Russian ferrosilicon producer RFA International has escaped the imposition of US antidumping duties on ferrosilicon after the Department of Commerce awarded the company a zero percent dumping margin in its final determination of alleged dumping of the ferroall...

Mexican ferromanganese producer Minera Autlán reported net profits of 32.4mn Mexican pesos (US$2.62mn) in the second quarter of 2014, compared to a net loss of 84.1mn pesos in the prior year period.

After over six-month of heated debate over restrictions on mineral exports imposed by Indonesia in January, the newly elected government is offering mining companies in some tax cuts ton settle the dispute.

Kaboko Mining has been granted a trading halt by the ASX pending an update on its Zambian operations.

Fitch also raised Norilsk Nickel’s short-term foreign currency IDR to F3 from B and senior unsecured foreign currency rating to BBB-from BB+.

Brazil is the third exporter of silicon metal only after China and Norway with annual shipment at 140~200 thousand tons.

Gulf Minerals Corporation has appointed its current chief executive officer Bruce Morrin as an executive director.