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15 Aug 2008 Molybdenum  ►  Moly Mines undertakes $150m interim financing for Spinifex Ridge
Moly Mines Limited announces that it is undertaking a US$150m interim financing for its planned 20m tpa Spinifex Ridge molybdenum-copper project in the Pilbara district of Western Australia... more 
  Adanac: Ruby Creek project-$26 million building fabrication award
Adanac Molybdenum Corp announced it has awarded Supreme Steel Ltd. of Edmonton, Alberta the fabrication of the Ruby Creek Project Power Plant Building, Crusher Building, Process Building and... more 
  Thompson Creek sees no let up in overall molybdenum demand
Molybdenum producer Thompson Creek Metals has not seen any weakening of demand for the metal and expects the market to remain strong going forward, chairperson and CEO Kevin Loughrey said on Friday... more 
  Moly seen over US$40/lb in 2009 on tight supply
Molybdenum prices are likely to top US$40/lb in 2009, according to Vancouver's Creston Moly, which is developing its 170Mlb (77,065t) molybdenum El Creston deposit in Mexico's Sonora state... more 
6 Aug 2008 Chromium  ►  Ferrochrome prices could hit fresh record in next 6 months
Ferrochrome prices could beat the record $2,05/lb level reached for the third quarter of this year in the following six months, JSE-listed Merafe Resources said on Wednesday... more 
31 Jul 2008 Cadmium  ►  China to end export tax rebate on cadmium products
China will cancel export tax rebates on cadmium products and nickel-cadmium batteries from August 1, the State Administration of Taxation said on Thursday... more 
Molybdenum  ►  Chile June copper output up 2.5 pct yr/yr
Chile, which provides about a third of the world's copper, produced 473,684 tonnes of the metal in June, up 2.5 percent from the same month last year, the government said on Thursday... more 
Tantalum  ►  Ore price hike could lift tantalum products
World largest tantalum miner, Talison Minerals of Australia offered ore price hike for tantalum powder makers in USA and Europe... more 
Molybdenum  ►  Alaska copper project pre-feasibility underway-Anglo American
A pre-feasibility study at the Pebble copper project in Alaska is underway, with assessment of all options expected during 2009, the project's joint venture partner Anglo American PLC (AAUK) said... more 
Manganese  ►  Anglo American says first half profits rise
Mining company Anglo American PLC said Thursday that first-half profit rose 27 percent on the back of high copper, platinum and coal prices... more 
  Eramet sees 'significantly higher' FY current opg; H1 net rises 55 pct
Groupe Eramet said first-half net income rose to 421 million euros compared with 271 million euros in the same period a year earlier, an increase of 55 percent... more 
Molybdenum  ►  Antofagasta H1 copper output rises 10.2 percent
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30 Jul 2008 Cobalt  ►  Sherritt profit drops on weaker metals performance
Sherritt International Corp's profit fell 39 percent in the second quarter, the diversified Canadian miner and energy company said on Wednesday, as weaker nickel prices and lower finished metals... more 
Manganese  ►  ERAMET, Otjozondu Holdings and Oreport partner to study the development of a manganese mine in Namibia
ERAMET and the Otjozondu Mining shareholders, Oreport and Otjozondu Holdings, have executed on July, 29, 2008 a partnership to study the feasibility of a manganese mining operation on the Otjozondu... more 
Molybdenum  ►  TC can profit from molybdenum shortages
Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. (NYSE: TC) shares moved marginally higher after CNBC's Jim Cramer recommended the stock on his Mad Money Lightning Round. The hedge fund manager turned television... more 
Cobalt  ►  D'Aguilar Gold Limited: High grade cobalt - nickel intercepted at Mt Cobalt
D'Aguilar Gold Limited (ASX:DGR) and subsidiary AusNiCo Pty Ltd advise that assays have been received from the first of six new percussion holes drilled on the eastern side of the Mount Cobalt... more 
Manganese  ►  China's Western Mining H1 net profit down 15.74 pct on lower zinc prices
Western Mining Co Ltd (SHA 601168), China's second-largest lead and fourth-largest zinc producer, said first half net profit was 720.15 mln yuan, down 15.74 pct year-on-year due to the sharp decline... more 
Tungsten  ►  ROCA - Drilling intersects significant tungsten mineralization
Roca Mines Inc. (ROK: TSX-V) ("Roca" or "the Company") reports that its recent surface diamond-drilling program conducted on the southern portion of the Ridge Tungsten Zone at the MAX project has... more 
29 Jul 2008 Chromium  ►  Kobe Steel, others adjust pricing practices
Japan's Kobe Steel Ltd. and other steelmaking and plant engineering companies are changing the way they charge clients to better reflect the rising cost of basic materials, the Nikkei reported on... more 
Molybdenum  ►  Air conditioner manufacturer Kingair to switch focus to molybdenum mining
Shanghai-listed Kingair Machinery Co. Ltd., an air conditioner manufacturer located in Shanghai Municipality, plans to switch its focus to molybdenum mining through an assets swap with an Inner... more