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  • Tata Steel to Start Underground Chromite Mining at Sukinda 2012-03-12

    Mar. 12, 2012 - Leading steel maker Tata Steel has started preparation to begin underground chromite mining at its leasehold area in Sukinda valley in jajpur district. The company had been excavating chrome ore from its mines in the area for nearly half a century by open cast method."Mining at SCM (Sukinda chrome mine) is fully-mechanised at present. The roadmap ahead is to operate underground m…

  • Exxaro Looks to Mineral Sands for 2012 Boost 2012-03-12

    Mar. 9, 2012 - Exxaro Resources's lofty ambition to double its market value to $20bn by 2020 is the need for the Chinese to tile their bathrooms and kitchens, and for US homeowners to repaint their houses with more enthusiastic application than in recent summers. These are the markets that Exxaro Resources's mineral sands businesses - zircon and ilmenite - ultimately supply. About 55% of global …

  • Globe Metals & Mining Delivers Maiden 310,000 tonnes of Fluorite 2012-03-09

    Mar. 9, 2012 - Globe Metals & Mining in just two years has positioned the Mount Muambe project in Mozambique as a multi target fluorite and rare earth project, with the company now delivering a maiden high grade resource.Mount Muambe now hosts an Inferred JORC Resource of 1.6 million tonnes at 19% fluorite, which equates to 310,000 tonnes of fluorite. The resource was defined from 71 holes f…

  • Murugappa Group and 3M Battle over Wendt India Enters New Phase 2012-03-09

    Mar. 9, 2012 - The battle between the Murugappa group and 3M for control of Wendt India has entered a new phase, with the American conglomerate indicating that it is willing to sell its holding in the abrasives maker.But a dispute over the price it is seeking to exit the joint venture with the Murugappa group company, Carborundum Universal (Cumi), could hamper a solution to an issue that is bein…

  • Australian Zircon Operates Mallee Mine Again 2012-03-08

    Mar. 7, 2012 - Murray Zircon expects to have a zircon mine in the Mallee operational before end of year.Mining originally began at the site in 2006.By 2009 mining operations stopped when the owners Australian Zircon went into voluntary administration.The new owners of the mine, Murray Zircon, say they aim to have the mine operational once more before the end of 2012.With Steve McEwan a spokesper…

  • Ontario Graphite to Reopen Huntsville Graphite Mine 2012-03-08

    Mar. 7, 2012 – With increasing demand for graphite, global graphite market has breathed new life into a mine northeast of Huntsville, near the border of Algonquin Park, that was closed almost 18 years ago.It is an economically depressed area where the up to 80 jobs created at the small open-pit mine operation will be a welcome addition."If everything comes together we will be open in September …

  • Alecto Minerals Acquired Bauxite Licence in Guinea 2012-03-07

    Mar. 6, 2012 - Alecto Minerals'  acquisition of bauxite licence 223 in Guinea could quickly transform the company into a producer, broker Fox-Davies said today.Analyst Peter Rose said the area could potentially host a bauxite resource of over 500 million tonnes and is contiguous to the 3.1 million tonne per annum Kindia mine.Alecto acquired the licence through its acquisition of Forwar…

  • RHI Continues Profit Growth for 2011 2012-03-07

    Mar. 6, 2012 - The RHI Group increased revenues by 15.5% to € 1,758.6 million in the year 2011 (previous year: € 1,522.9 million). The operating result rose by 7.1% to € 148.6 million (previous year: € 138.8 million). Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) hence increased by nearly 20% to € 150.9 million (previous year: € 126.0 million) and included expenses and income arising from the re…

  • ANH Refractories Europe Reports Turnover Increase in 2011 2012-03-06

    Mar. 5, 2012 - ANH Refractories Europe is reporting a record increase in turnover from £4m to circa £7m in 2011, following contract wins in the Middle East and growth in UK and European markets. The Wirral, UK-based company manufactures materials used in linings for furnaces, kilns, incinerators and reactors operating at high temperatures. Its MD Peter Rooney noted major deals with o…

  • Kenmare Reports Lower January Output at Moma 2012-03-06

    Mar. 5, 2012 - The January production at Irish mining group Kenmare Resources’ Moma mine, in Mozambique, was lower-than-expected, owing to the continuing effect on mining of a clay-rich ore band in the mine path and significantly adverse weather conditions.The company said Monday that these factors also negatively impacted on the mine’s February output, brining the overall production to 116 50…

  • Ontario Graphite Receives Approval of Kearney Mine Closure Plan 2012-03-06

    Mar. 5, 2012 - Ontario Graphite Limited today announced that the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM) approved the Closure Plan submitted for the company's Kearney Mine project. This approval marks a significant milestone for the company and for the Kearney Mine - the largest confirmed graphite mineral resource prospect in North America - to begin production as planned in th…

  • SGL Carbon India Sets up Production Unit near Pune 2012-03-06

    Mar. 5, 2012 - SGL Carbon India, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of carbon-based products for industrial and electronic applications, has launched its new production plant in at Ranjangao industrial area, near Pune."We are in India for a long haul as it is a significant rapidly growing market for us,” Gerd Wingefeld, member of the board of management of SGL Group, said. He declin…

  • Globex Mining Unveils PEA for Timmins Talc-magnesite Project 2012-03-05

    Mar. 2, 2012 - Globex Mining Enterprises unveiled Friday the "positive" results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its large Timmins talc-magnesite project, located 13 kilometres south of Timmins, Ontario.The company said the results of the PEA support completing a feasibility study, including a program of infill drilling to upgrade the known resource to reserve status.Technical studi…

  • Austrian RHI Eyes Serbia's Magnohrom 2012-03-05

    Mar. 2, 2012 - RHI AG (RHI), the Austrian maker of fire- proofing ceramics, is interested in Magnohrom, Serbia’s sole basic refractory product manufacturer, Privatization Agency chief Vladislav Cvetkovic said.“RHI informed us about their interest in Magnohrom,” Cvetkovic said in an interview late yesterday, adding that the agency is still preparing documentation for its sale, due later this y…

  • Zenyatta Conducts Bench-Scale Test on Albany Graphite Deposit 2012-03-02

    Feb. 29, 2012 - Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has contracted SGS Canada Inc.to conduct a bench-scale test program on core samples from the Albany Graphite Deposit, located near Hearst, ON.The goal is to develop a preliminary flowsheet to assess the metallurgical response of the graphite material. The work will also include: chemical analysis, mineralogical characterizatio…

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