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2 Mar 2010 Zirconium  ►  Australia's gold-copper miners outlook summary
OZ Minerals has a problem. What to do with all that cash – a little more than a $1 billion at last count... more 
25 Feb 2010 Antimony  ►  China's nonferrous metal output was 26.05 mln tons in 2009
China's total output of ten kinds of nonferrous metal reached 26.05 million tons last year, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 3.99%, according to statistics released by China Nonferrous Metals... more 
Rhenium  ►  Queensland Minerals looks to acquire Dundee's molybdenum project
Queensland Minerals Ltd. reported yesterday that they have entered into a non-binding letter of intent with Dundee Precious Metals Inc. a Toronto Stock Exchange listed company (TSX: DPM), to acquire... more 
22 Feb 2010 Silicon  ►  Timminco proposes new silicon plant in Iceland
Timminco Ltd. is looking to boost its capacity for producing silicon with a proposed new plant in Iceland, the Toronto-based specialty metals producer announced Tuesday... more 
21 Feb 2010 Rhenium  ►  Happy Creek drill core assays 38.2 metres of 2.14 g/t Rhenium in Highland Valley
Happy Creek Minerals Ltd. announced that further to the news release dated February 2, 2010, final (1)rhenium assay results have been received for another portion of its drill holes from the Rateria... more 
Minor Metals  ►  South Africa to get a $1.2bn rare metals refinery
The Industrial Development Corporation and the National Empowerment Fund are working with US-Russian consortium Magnesium and Metals to build a US$1.2-billion (about R9.2-billion) rare metals... more 
16 Feb 2010 Silicon  ►  Globe Specialty Metals reports operating results
Globe Specialty Metals Inc. (GSM) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-12-31... more 
  AMG affiliate Timminco to expand silicon metal production
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.'s 42.5% owned affiliate, Timminco Limited announced today that it is pursuing opportunities to expand its silicon metal capacity, through a potential new silicon... more 
  Innovation stifled by lack of rare earths
Most of the advancements in the Information Age were ushered forth by the fact that the Silicon Valley learned to use the relatively common chemical silicon in processors, chips and other electronic... more 
15 Feb 2010 Zirconium  ►  Tantalus announces positive tantalum & niobium assay results at Madagascar concession
Tantalus Rare Earths AG announced the first preliminary assay results of their massive sampling campaign conducted on its concession on the Ampasindava Peninsula in northern Madagascar between... more 
Antimony  ►  Antimony prices fall in China
Antimony speculators may have caught a slight cold this week as the Chinese antimony market has typically fallen by around RMB1,000/tonne ($145/tonne)... more 
Indium  ►  Indium prices down
10 Feb 2010   China leaves world electrical engineering industry without element base
The Chinese government decided to cease development of electrical engineering and electronic industries around the world, except its own country... more 
9 Feb 2010 Bismuth  ►  Inspiration Mining to proceed with gold-molybdenum-RE properties exploration
Inspiration Mining Corporation is pleased to announce that it is proceeding with the exploration of its Langmuir Nickel, Cleaver gold and Desrosiers rare earth properties... more 
7 Feb 2010 Indium  ►  Metals prices heading for the roof
Speakers at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town this week seemed as one in warning of a near-term supply-demand squeeze and some solid price increases for a swathe of metals... more 
Bismuth  ►  Value-added production and diversification hold keys for growth in Western Canada
With $216 billion in resource-based projects under construction or planned, Alberta has become the leading location in the Western Hemisphere for energy development... more 
Antimony  ►  Minmetals on the prowl for more overseas, domestic buys
Metals trader China Minmetals Corp yesterday said it expects better fortunes this year on the back of double-digit growth fueled by more overseas and domestic mergers and acquisitions (M&As)... more 
  Franklin Mining in Bolovian antimony mine JV
Franklin Mining, Inc. announced having formed a joint venture with Planet Resource Recovery, Inc. for development and operation of Bolivia's San Antonio de Turiri antimony mine... more 
5 Feb 2010   Nortec Minerals Corp.: Rock chip sample returns 69.8g/t gold from Seinajoki Project, Finland
Nortec Minerals Corp. is pleased to announce the excellent results from rock chip samples taken from the Seinajoki Gold Project in December last year... more 
4 Feb 2010 Rhenium  ►  San Anton announces business combination with Kings Minerals
San Anton Resource Corporation announces that, subject to certain conditions, it has agreed in principle with its controlling shareholder, Kings Minerals NL (ASX: KMN) ("Kings"), to complete a... more