India seeks Japanese collaboration for rare earths JVs in Kazakhstan
KOLKATA (miningweekly.com) – India and Japan were expected to formalise greater collaborations and joint ventures (JVs) in Kazakhstan, it was revealed on Thursday.
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More Chinese Firms Halt Rare Earth Operations
Aluminum Corporation of China’s Jiangsu company confirmed that it has halted operations at four rare earth element (REE) smelting and separation factories,according to Chinese media sources.
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Scoping Study Boosts Broken Hill Cobalt Project’s Development Options
Broken Hill Prospecting Ltd today announced that a detailed scoping study for the production of sulphuric acid bi-product from its worldclass, 100%-owned Broken Hill Cobalt Project in western NSW had highlighted significant potential for a long-term operation with a low capital start-up and staged development.
http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page674?oid=161522&sn=Detail&pid=102055
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KEMET to Present at the InnoMobility 2012 Conference
GREENVILLE, S.C., Nov. 7, 2012- KEMET Corporation, a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, today announced it will be a presenter at the InnoMobility 2012 Conference being held November 7-8th, 2012 in Greenville, SC.
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Indonesian Nickel Ore-to-Pig Iron Refining Plans Taking Shape
The country has only had two smelters of any significance, one for aluminum and one for copper, but as Reuters reports, the first of many refining operations has started up, taking nickel laterite ores and producing nickel pig iron.
http://agmetalminer.com/2012/11/06/indonesian-nickel-ore-to-pig-iron-refining-plans-taking-shape/
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Nickel futures up on global trend, spot demand
Nickel prices gained Rs 2.90 to Rs 877.40 per kg in futures market today after participants enlarged positions, taking positive cues from overseas markets, and pick-up in domestic demand from alloy-makers.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nickel-futures-up-on-global-trend-spot-demand/1027593/
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Analyst still bullish on iron ore
The iron ore market is looking better now than a year ago despite the recent crash in spot prices, according to respected Macquarie Bank commodities analyst Jim Lennon.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/world/15306306/analyst-still-bullish-on-iron-ore/
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Uganda invites bids for re-starting of copper mines
KAMPALA – Uganda has invited bids for the restart of production at its Kilembe copper mines near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and expects the winner to invest about $100-million in the project.
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/uganda-invites-bids-for-re-starting-of-copper-mines-2012-11-05
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Vale partner says Guinea seeks to seize iron-ore rights
DAKAR/LONDON – The mining arm of Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz‘s business empire has accused the government of Guinea of seeking to “illegally seize” its assets through a probe into how it won rights to mine part of a major iron-ore deposit.
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Chinese stainless mills cut NPI bid prices for November
Medium-sized stainless steel producers, including Zhangjiagang Pohang and Tsingshan, put the latest bid price for benchmark high-grade NPI (Ni content 10-15%) at 1,170-1,200 yuan ($116-119) per nickel unit, including delivery.
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