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China Daily reported that China’s nickel pig iron output in 2013 may rise 25% more than previously forecast as costs decline curbing nickel imports Japan’s top producer of the metal said.

Mr Toru Higo general manager of nickel sales and raw materials at Sumitomo Metal Mining Co said that “China’s output of nickel pig iron a substitute for low grade ore from Indonesia and the Philippines will reach 300,000 tonne in 2013.”

Sumitomo’s October projection was for 240,000 tonne Nickel used for corrosion resistance in stainless steel has fallen 11% in the past 12 months.

http://www.steelguru.com/stainless_steel_news/Chinese_nickel_pig_iron_output_likely_to_up_by_25_percent_in_2013/298709.html

Jamaica’s top energy official says the Caribbean island may benefit from deposits of rare-earth elements that are key ingredients for cellphones, wind turbines and gas-saving cars.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/01/15/jamaica-official-says-researchers-have-found-rare-earth-elements-in-island/#ixzz2I5qh8bmT

OAO GMK Norilsk Nickel and the Finance Ministry are among Russian issuers that are planning to sell bonds.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-01-08/norilsk-nickel-finance-ministry-auctions-russia-bond-alert

Bhubaneswar: Kolkata-based Saraf Agencies Pvt Ltd (SAPL) has planned to perform the ground breaking ceremony for the much-awaited Titanium plant in Odisha’s Ganjam district on January 17.

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/bhoomipuja-for-titanium-project-on-jan-17-shroff/1056390

LONDON – Global miner Anglo American is close to appointing Australian Mark Cutifani, head of gold miner AngloGold Ashanti, as its new chief executive, two sources familiar with the situation said.

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/anglo-close-to-naming-anglogolds-cutifani-as-ceo-2013-01-07

Glencore suspects that it will have to take writedowns on between $5 billion and $7 billion of Xstrata’s assets when the two mining groups merge, sources have told The Times.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3648886.ece

AFTER nearly a year bedding down the $1.3 billion acquisition of copper company Anvil Mining, Minmetals Resources chief Andrew Michelmore feels both his company and asset valuations are in the right place for another $1bn-plus base metals purchase.

And a quality nickel operation is sitting high on the wish list.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/minmetals-looking-for-1bn-nickel-buy-andrew-michelmore/story-e6frg9df-1226548513799