Bismuth producers face reduced raw material supplies due to lead poisoning in Chenzhou The Chenzhou environmental protection department has shut down smaller smelters without environmental assessment. And local authorities have also disposed of raw materials and equipment from the suspended ...

MARKET ROUND UP - Prices firm on several markets The week bought something of mixed bag of news for the minor metals sector, those that supply it and in the economies they depend on. As the United Kingdom digested better-than-expected employment figures, ...

Initiative to trace DRC mineral supply chain moves to next stage The initiative to improve the transparency of the mineral supply chain in the Democratic Republic of Congo by tin industry group ITRI has moved to its second stage. Following the implementation of the ...

Chinese minor metals weekly roundup – China raises mining quotas but caps new antimony and tungsten mine development China has raised mining quotas for tungsten, antimony and rare earth this year to meet growing domestic demand. However at the same time it has clamped down in new mine development in a bid to protect ...

Cobalt oxide prices edge up in China Rare earth concentrate prices stay frim Praseodymium oxide prices go up in China SAIL and POSCO to partner on Orissa steel plant Bismuth producers face reduced raw material supplies due to lead poisoning in Chenzhou Chhattisgarh iron sponge plants hit by ore shortage Tungsten concentrate prices up Chinese antimony metal prices rally significantly

Toshiba ends tungsten light bulb output Canadian vanadium hopeful in $1.5 mln share issue MARKET ROUND UP - Prices firm on several markets Ring of Fire blockade lifted as mining companies agree to work with First Nations group Bill aimed at addressing potential U.S. rare earths supply crisis welcomed by industry, but warns of long road ahead Costs impact SunPower profit in fourth quarter Boeing brings forward 777 and 747 production ramp up on demand recovery Saft bags contract to supply lithium-ion batteries for Boeing satellite Initiative to trace DRC mineral supply chain moves to next stage Chinese minor metals weekly roundup – China raises mining quotas but caps new antimony and tungsten mine development Vargon Alloys resumes FeCr deliveries American Manganese starts new drilling programme

This table only shows the percentage change and only the metals that have moved. Goto the metal prices section for the full details.

	Metal	Region	Updated	Change
	Antimony ingot min 99.65%		2010-03-18		+1.11%
	Antimony ingot min 99.65% FOB P.R.C.		2010-03-18		+0.30%
	Antimony Regulus min 99.65% Trioxide grade		2010-03-18		-0.38%
	Antimony trioxide min 99.5% FOB P.R.C.		2010-03-18		+0.49%
	Antimony trioxide min 99.5%		2010-03-18		+1.23%
	Arsenic min 99%		2010-03-18		-4.00%
	Bismuth min 99.99%		2010-03-18		+1.82%
	Bismuth min 99.99%		2010-03-18		+1.61%
	Bismuth min 99.99% FOB		2010-03-18		+2.42%
	Cadmium min 99.95%		2010-03-18		+5.26%
	Cadmium min 99.99%		2010-03-18		+1.89%
	Gallium 99.99% CIF Main Airport		2010-03-18		+1.25%
	Indium min 99.99%		2010-03-18		+1.34%
	Indium min 99.99%		2010-03-18		+0.88%
	Indium min 99.99% FOB		2010-03-18		+2.65%
	Manganese flake 99.7% Mn		2010-03-18		-0.34%
	Manganese flake min 99.7% FOB P.R.C.		2010-03-18		-0.88%
	Mercury min 99.99%		2010-03-18		+5.59%
	Molybdenum concentrates Mo 45%		2010-03-18		-2.20%
	Molybdenum Roasted Concentrates (Oxide) Mo 57%		2010-03-18		+4.41%
	Selenium dioxide min 99%		2010-03-18		-0.98%
	Silicon 5-5-3 delivered to ports		2010-03-18		+0.82%
	Silicon 98.5% min (4-4-1) FOB P.R.C		2010-03-18		+1.12%
	Silicon min 98.5% (5-5-3) FOB P.R.C.		2010-03-18		+1.17%
	Tellurium 99.99% IWH Rotterdam		2010-03-18		+4.17%
	Tungsten Oxide (Yellow/Blue Oxide) FOB P.R.C.		2010-03-18		+0.94%
	Vanadium pentoxide V2O5 98%		2010-03-18		-1.46%

	#	Date	Metal	Specification	Price
	4241	22-mar-2010	Titanium	Tg-Tv, 10-30 mm	To negotiate
	4240	22-mar-2010	Ferro-molybdenum	Mo 65min - Western quality 5/50mm	To negotiate
	4239	22-mar-2010	Indium	In 9999 or 99995 min - ingots	To negotiate
	4238	22-mar-2010	Bismuth	ingots -purity 9999 Bi min	To negotiate
	4237	22-mar-2010	Manganese	mn 99.7%min C 0.04%max S0.05%max P0.005%max Fe+Si+Se 0.205%max	To negotiate
	4236	22-mar-2010	Selenium	crude selenium or min 99.5% purity selenium	To negotiate
	4235	22-mar-2010	Manganese	Mn Flakes 99.7%	To negotiate
	4234	19-mar-2010	Ferro-silicon	FeSi 65%	To negotiate
	4233	19-mar-2010	Silico-manganese	SiMn 60-14%	To negotiate
	3022	19-mar-2010	Ferro-manganese	FeMnLC: Mn 80%min, C 0.7%max or 0.4%max or 0.2%max, Si 1.0%max or 2.0%max, P 0.20%max or 0.30%max, S 0.02%max	To negotiate