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29 Jul 2008 Indium  ►  Japan spot indium prices weaken to $525-530/kg CIF in quiet trade
Spot prices of indium ingot imported into Japan fell to $525-530/kg CIF... more 
Zirconium  ►  Richards Bay Minerals JV to sell 26% to black investors
Richards Bay Minerals, jointly owned by BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) and Rio Tinto PLC (RTP), Tuesday said it plans to sell a 26% stake to black investors in South Africa... more 
28 Jul 2008   WA govt approves Iluka extension
The state government has approved a plan to extend the life of Iluka Resources Ltd's mineral sands processing facility near Geraldton by more than 10 years... more 
25 Jul 2008   Mindarie mine to expand exports
Mining company Australian Zircon says two new minerals will be available for export and sale from its Mindarie mine within weeks... more 
21 Jul 2008 Rhenium  ►  Kennecott to invest $270 million in molybdenum processing facility
Kennecott Utah Copper (KUC) is preparing to take advantage of the current demand for molybdenum by building its own Molybdenum Autoclave Process (MAP) facility... more 
18 Jul 2008 Antimony  ►  China's non-ferrous sector downbeat for 2nd half
China's nonferrous metals industry will remain downbeat in the second half of this year, with rising costs and weak consumption, according to a report by the China Nonferrous Metals Industry... more 
17 Jul 2008 Zirconium  ►  Iluka production output falls 20.2%
Miner Iluka Resources Ltd says production fell across all of its mineral sands products in the June quarter, following the interruption of gas supplies in Western Australia... more 
16 Jul 2008 Silicon  ►  Japan high purity single crystal silicon sales to rise by 3% in 2008
Japanese high purity single crystal silicon sales will increase by 3% to 9,680 tonnes for semiconductor in 2008 from 2007, which renews record for 5 years in a row, announced by Japan Society of... more 
14 Jul 2008 Zirconium  ►  Astron provides profit guidance and business outlook
Astron Limited (ASX: ATR) Monday announced profit guidance for the year to 30 June 2008... more 
12 Jul 2008 Rhenium  ►  Super hot metal rhenium may reach "platinum prices"
The price of aerospace metal rhenium, which has jumped almost 10-fold in five years, looks set to go even higher as supply fails to keep up with demand... more 
Antimony  ►  India: Copper prices up due to increase in industrial demand
Wholesale prices of copper rose by Rs 5 kg in the national capital today on increased industrial offtake... more 
Silicon  ►  Ukrainian mine boosts manganese concentrate output 23% in H1
Dnipropetrovsk region boosted manganese concentrate production 23.2% year-on-year in the first half of 2008 to 384,500 tonnes... more 
9 Jul 2008 Indium  ►  Analysis: recent panics over rare metal scarcity overblown
Will we run out of some of the basic elements fundamental to modern technology? This is a question that has recently lit up the blogosphere. In particular, the elements Indium and Gallium are... more 
Rhenium  ►  Chile Molymet to issue $300 mln in paper in Mexico
Chile's Molymet, one of the world's top processors of molybdenum concentrates, said on Wednesday it would issue some $300 million worth of stock exchange certificates in Mexico... more 
7 Jul 2008 Silicon  ►  US ferroalloys ease off all-time highs
Key bulk ferroalloys in the US market eased off all-time highs this week... more 
Indium  ►  Adex drill results include high-grade indium-zinc-copper intersection at Mount Pleasant
Adex Mining Inc. ("Adex" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ADE) is pleased to announce results from the third hole of its 2008 diamond drill program at the Mount Pleasant Mine Property in southwestern... more 
Zirconium  ►  Iluka granted lease for Jacinth-Ambrosia
THE South Australian Government has granted Iluka Resources a mineral lease for the Jacinth-Ambrosia mineral sands deposit site... more 
  Carborundum sees Foskor buy boosting minerals business
Abrasives maker Carborundum Universal Ltd expects its acquisition of a 51 percent stake in Foskor Zirconia (Proprietary) Ltd to significantly boost its minerals portfolio, a senior official said on... more 
3 Jul 2008 Bismuth  ►  Prosperity Resources: Additional information on recent rock sampling at Tennant Creek Goldfield
• Numerous encouraging results from initial rock chip survey with gold grades up to 161 g/t and significant anomalous copper and bismuth grades... more 
2 Jul 2008 Minor Metals  ►  World’s largest solar panel plant glints in the rising sun - Japan aims to increase the use of solar cells
Oil distributor Showa Shell Sekiyu is planning to build one of the world’s largest solar panel plants in Japan, with an annual capacity of about 1,000mw. The project will require an expenditure of... more