Graphite India's Bangalore Unit Closed 2012-07-10

Jul. 9, 2012 - The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has closed Graphite India Ltd’s Bangalore unit. The company sources told that the plant which produces graphite electrodes and employed around 450 people was closed since last Friday. The Kolkata-headquartered KK Bangur Group outfit has allegedly been found guilty of air pollution. The Karnataka board had earlier issued notice to the un…

Iluka Cuts Output Forecasts Due to Declining Economic Conditions 2012-07-09

Jul. 9, 2012 - Mineral sands producer Iluka Resources Ltd. Monday revised its full-year production guidance lower and said it is considering further cutbacks in output as it grapples with soft demand and cautious consumer sentiment.Iluka is the world's largest zircon producer, accounting for about a third of global market share, and one of the biggest producers of titanium dioxide minerals, like…

Almatis Begins Local Sales operations of Almatis do Brasil 2012-07-09

Jul. 6, 2012 - Almatis is the world's leading supplier of premium alumina for the refractory, ceramic and polishing industries.Through customer focus, supporting and enhancing our customers' business with quality products, excellent local service and technical support Almatis works to raise customer satisfaction.In our efforts to continuously improve our sales and support services, Almatis is pl…

Danieli Corus Design and Supply CSH Blast Furnace No. 2 Reline 2012-07-09

Jul. 4, 2012 - Danieli Corus has received an order from CAP Acero - Compañía Siderúrgica Huachipato for Design and Supply for the Reline of their Talcahuano Blast Furnace No. 2.This order is a follow-up on the Blast Furnace No. 2 Reline Study that was successfully concluded for CAP Acero earlier this year. The Reline Study has enabled CAP Acero to make a time and cost effective evaluati…

KWG Resources Update Chromite Resource Estimate 2012-07-06

Jul. 4, 2012 - KWG Resources of Montreal has taken delivery of a new resource estimate for the Big Daddy chromite deposit near McFaulds Lake. The report was prepared by Sibley Basin Group based on 13,459 metres of core drilling completed in March 2012.At a 15% cut-off, the measured resource is 29.5 million tonnes grading 29% Cr2O3, the indicated resource is 7.9 million tonnes grading 26.7% Cr2O3…

Bauxite Resources Appoints Bill Moss as General Manager to BAJV 2012-07-06

Jul. 5, 2012 - Perth based bauxite explorer and developer Bauxite Resources Ltd is pleased to confirm the appointment of bauxite mining, alumina refining and aluminium smelting industry leader Mr Bill Moss who will take up the role of General Manager with Bauxite Alumina Joint Venture (BAJV) on 2 October 2012.Mr. Moss is a qualified Electrical Engineer from the University of Western Australia an…

TZ Minerals International Releases the Zircon Annual Review 2012-07-05

Jul. 4, 2012 - TZ Minerals International (TZMI) is pleased to announce the release of the inaugural edition of the Zircon Annual Review.Due to the depth of information, growth of each sector and client feedback, TZMI has replaced the industry known Mineral Sands Annual Review with a suite of four reports providing a more comprehensive analysis of the different sectors of the industry. The new re…

Rare Earth Metals Inc.'s Second Update on Manitouwadge Graphite Property 2012-07-05

Jul. 4, 2012 - Rare Earth Metals Inc. is pleased to announce it has established several high priority targets to further explore the flake graphite potential on its Manitouwadge Graphite Property. The Company has recently completed a 22 kilometer cut grid as well as completed 18.5 kilometers of ground horizontal loop electromagnetic (HLEM) survey on the property. The property consists of 128 sta…

KaMin LLC Announces CADAM S.A. Restructure 2012-07-04

Jul. 3, 2012 - Effective July 2, 2012, CADAM S.A., a leading producer of fine particle kaolin to the global paper market, will restructure its operations in Brazil. CADAM's restructuring will realign the production at the facility with the decreased demand for kaolin, which has been negatively impacted by the decline in fine printing and writing paper end-use segments. These segments have declin…

Focus Graphite Begins Drilling on Canadian Graphite Project 2012-07-03

Jul. 2, 2012 - Focus Graphite has commenced its 2012 infill and exploration drilling program at the Lac Knife graphite project in Quebec, Canada.The company has earmarked about 5,000m of infill drilling to upgrade its existing inferred resource to indicated resource.The results will be used to revise and upgrade the company's 4.9 million tons at 15.8% Cgr (Carbon as graphite) indicated resource …

Base Resources's Kwale Mineral Sands Project Moves towards Production 2012-07-03

Jun. 30, 2012 - Base Resourcesis on the fast track to becoming a globally significant mineral sands producer, with a front-ended production profile over a 13-year mine life, at a time of strengthening prices.The Kwale Mineral Sands Project in Kenya is tipped to deliver a life of mine cash surplus of over US$1 billion. It has an enviable cash flow profile with over US$550 million expected in the …

Balco to Ensure Bauxite Supply for Korba Plant 2012-07-02

Jul. 2, 2012 - Vedanta-controlled Bharat Aluminium Company (Balco) Limited had made a big leap forward to ensure raw material supply to its facility located in Korba district of Chhattisgarh.A public hearing conducted for environment clearance to company's bauxite mine in Sarguja district was completed successfully. This would ensure the supply of major aluminium-making raw material to Balco fro…

Ceram Publishes New White Paper 2012-07-02

Jul. 2, 2012 - Ceram, an international materials technology company, has published a new white paper, "Driving Up Profits and Reducing Emissions: The Benefits of ISO 50001."The cost of energy has been steadily rising over the past decade, in part due to the introduction of environmental taxes but also as a result of volatile international markets as oil and natural gas reserves diminish.ISO 5000…

IIT Seeks Distributors For New Patented Technology 2012-07-01

Jun. 30, 2012 - International Innovative Technologies Ltd (IIT), a UK based manufacturer of patented milling technology, is looking to extend its international sales network with the appointment of new distributors in high growth potential market areas.The innovative vertical milling system developed by International Innovative Technologies Ltd (IIT) combines low energy consumption with a c…

I-Minerals Receives Excellent Halloysite Testing Results 2012-07-01

Jun. 26, 2012 - I-Minerals Inc. announces that further to the Company's press release of June 19, 2012 wherein the Company announced it had engaged DURTEC GmbH of Neubrandenburg, Germany ("DURTEC") to undertake a series of tests to determine if the basic characteristics of the halloysite produced from the Bovill Kaolin deposit can be improved through additional processing, I-Minerals has receive…