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11 Mar 2010 Titanium  ►  Prophecy estimates 259 million pounds of vanadium at its Titan Deposit in Ontario
Prophecy Resource Corp. has received an updated Technical Report on its 80% owned Titan-Vanadium Property (the "Property") located at Flett and Angus Townships, 120 kilometres northeast of Sudbury,... more 
Magnesium  ►  Magnesium demand to remain low in 2010
"World magnesium demand and supply could keep low level through 2010 under slow automobile demand," Greg Patzer, executive VP of International Magnesium Association, said... more 
Titanium  ►  Tronox raises titanium prices
Tronox Incorporated, on behalf of its subsidiary companies, today announced the following price increases for all TRONOX® titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades effective April 1, 2010 or as contracts... more 
Lithium  ►  Lithium and rare earths markets poised for growth
One hybrid car requires 20 kilograms of lithium carbonate. By comparison, cellphone batteries need just a few grams. Some experts believe that as production of hybrid cars increases, so will the... more 
10 Mar 2010 Magnesium  ►  China magnesium prices slip on quiet business
Potassium  ►  China says potash prices to remain balanced in 2010
With potash companies waiting with baited breath for a big 2010 rebound, China believes that potash prices will remain relatively stable this year. The last two years have been very volatile. In... more 
  Amazon Mining finds potassium at its Cerrado Verde project
Amazon Mining Holding Plc reported it has received an initial National Instrument (NI) 43-101 compliant inferred mineral resource estimation for its Cerrado Verde potash project from Coffey Mining... more 
  Potash slow to recover
Since the beginning of the year, the potash market has been tracking a slow route to recovery, and this has some investors crying the blues. Sure, the rebound is a good thing; however, with the... more 
Lithium  ►  Galaxy Resources ups lithium ore reserves by 23%
Emerging lithium producer, Galaxy Resources Limited is pleased to announce a new ore reserve statement for the Mt Cattlin Spodumene Project near Ravensthorpe, Western Australia. The total "Proved"... more 
9 Mar 2010 Magnesium  ►  Korab Resources to split magnesium mine
Magnesium oxide mined from Korab Resources' Australian mine will be value-added to make fire and thermal resistant building panels... more 
Germanium  ►  Teck to supply germanium and indium feedstock to 5N Plus
5N Plus Inc., a leading producer and provider of high-purity metals and compounds for electronic applications, is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary Firebird Technologies Inc... more 
Titanium  ►  Rio Tinto to invest $532m in diamond mining in India
India will soon approve a diamond mining lease for Rio Tinto, according to a senior official at the federal mines ministry... more 
8 Mar 2010 Light Metals  ►  Prices of metals will continue rising as economy stabilises
As the global economy recovers from the worst recession in 70 years, industrial metals are expected to stay on a recovery path this year, but metal producers warn that the advance may be slow as... more 
7 Mar 2010   China's non-ferrous output up by 4% in 2009
According to the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, the output of China's 10 types of nonferrous metals exceeded 26 million tonnes in 2009 up 3.99% YoY... more 
Magnesium  ►  Molycor to start work on dolomite project in Nevada
Molycor Gold Corp. announced the company has signed a contract with Hazen Research Inc. ("Hazen") for Hazen to start work (Phase 1) on the process development study for exploitation of the Tami Mosi... more 
Titanium  ►  Kenmare Resources to raise €200m for titanium mine
Kenmare Resources intends to raise almost €200 million to boost production at its African titanium mine in anticipation of growing demand for the mineral in emerging economies... more 
5 Mar 2010 Lithium  ►  Galaxy Resources begins mining lithium and tantalum
Galaxy Resources announced that the Company has commenced pre-strip mining at its Mt Cattlin Spodumene Project ahead of schedule... more 
Titanium  ►  NiPlats Australia quadruples vanadium resource
NiPlats Australia has moved out of a trading halt to announce a quadrupling of mineral resource at the Speewah vanadium deposit to a total resource of 3.2 billion tonnes at 0.30% V2O5, 2% Ti and... more 
Magnesium  ►  Globex positive on talc-magnesium project
Globex Mining Enterprises Inc. is pleased to inform shareholders that a NI 43-101 report titled Technical Report on the Initial Mineral Resource Estimate for the Timmins Talc-Magnesite Deposit,... more 
  New lightweight research for magnesium and aluminium alloys
A Toronto professor has been recognized at the forefront of a drive that promises to bring lighter, greener materials to the road... more