North American Tungsten announces net income of $2.5m or $0.01 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and net loss of $2.1m or $0.01 per share for the six months ended March 31, 2014.

[Ferro-alloys.com] Six new critical raw materials bring the European Commission’s list up to 20, posing a “major challenge for EU industry,” the EC announced May 26. An update to the original 2011 collection, the set now includes borates, chromium, coking c...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Mexico, the world’s 10th-biggest crude producer, is in the midst of an ambitious programme of reforms proposed by the government last year. These aim to throw open the country’s energy sector for the first time in more than seven decades. ...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] BACANORA MINERALS LTD. ("Bacanora" or the "Company") announced on May 26th that Rare Earth Minerals, Plc ("REM"), has provided written notice of the exercise its second stage option in respect of Joint Venture #2, confirming its desire to i...

Global miner Vale does not have plans to shut its nickel operations in New Caledonia amid social unrest caused by an effluent spill, the company said to a local newspaper.

European ferro-molybdenum prices bounced up again on Friday May 23, as market participants reported an end to profit taking.

It has set up Ferro Manganese Plant (10,000 TPY) and Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide (EMD) Plant (1000 TPY) as per its diversification plan for value addition to manganese ore.

Gateway Mining (ASX:GML) has commenced a drilling program targeting volcanogenic massive sulphide copper mineralisation and intrusive related nickel-copper mineralisation at its Gidgee Project in Western Australia.