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 its resources. The Ministry of Land and Resources ...

Vargon Alloys has resumed ferro-chrome deliveries to customers after suspending shipments last month when heavy snowfall damaged its plant in Sweden late last month, deputy managing director Johan Svennsson told Metal-Pages in an interview this week. “Deliveries ...

Rio Tinto and Chinalco have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a joint venture to develop and run the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea. The companies appear to have kissed and made up after Rio Tinto dumped a $19.5 ...