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China’s manganese ore imports increased significantly last month as traders actively imported the raw material after prices climbed at the beginning of the year.
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Kaiser Aluminum Corp. expects "mild headwinds" to continue to impact its earnings during the second quarter, but maintains that 2013 results should beat those of the prior year.
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Mehmet Dalman has resigned as chairman of Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (ENRC) and has been replaced by Gerhard Ammann, the company said April 23.
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Teck Resources Ltd.’s sales fell in the first quarter due largely to lower prices, and the company expects pricing to remain volatile in the coming year.
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Selwyn Resources Ltd.’s shareholders have approved the sale of the company’s 50-percent stake in zinc and lead joint venture Selwyn Chihong Mining Ltd. in Canada’s Yukon.
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Aurubis Buffalo Inc. will increase its fabrication charges by 6 percent on all copper and copper alloy sheet and strip products effective with deliveries July 1.
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PolyMet Mining Corp. posted a net loss of nearly $6.63 million for its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, more than double a $3.05-million loss the previous year.
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Copper, aluminum and plastics manufacturer Mueller Industries Inc. says that it is poised to profit from anticipated improvement in the housing and construction sectors this year.
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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) have initiated an anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigation into imports of Chinese silicon.
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The Aluminum Association has elected three new members to its board of directors.
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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has initiated an anti-dumping and subsidy investigation into imports of silicon metal from China following a complaint by Quebec Silicon LP.
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Vale SA’s first-quarter ferroalloys output fell 69.6 percent year on year to 32,000 tonnes, partly as a result of weaker demand.
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Aurubis AG expects this year’s copper surplus to be smaller than it initially forecast due to both planned and unplanned outages at a number of mines.
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Triton Systems Inc. and Specialty Materials Inc. are teaming in a collaboration keyed to manufacture fiber-reinforced aluminum (FRA).
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Brazilian miner Vale SA’s manganese ore output totaled approximately 501,000 tonnes in the first quarter, up 3.5 percent from the same period last year but down 24.9 percent from the fourth quarter due largely to a rainy-season slowdown.
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Chinese ferrochrome and chrome ore imports rose in March, but they’re likely to decline in April as prices in the domestic market fall.
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Kennecott Utah Copper has been given the go-ahead to access portions of the Bingham Canyon Mine affected by a recent wall slide, including the lower pit, but the company does not plan to resume work yet.
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First Quantum Minerals Ltd. will purchase Inmet Mining Corp.’s remaining 8.75-percent senior notes due in 2020 and 7.50-percent notes due in 2021, the company has said.
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Comex copper prices continued their downward slide April 22 due to weaker-than-expected demand from China coupled with an earthquake that rattled the Sichuan province April 20.
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Georgian American Alloys Inc. (GAA) has acquired two European silicomanganese companies, Georgian Manganese LLC and Vartsikhe 2005 LLC.
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Investors in the mining community are looking for projects that will provide short-term returns, according to Dave Kanagy, executive director of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME).
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U.S. and Canadian aluminum demand and production rose in early 2013 even as an index for new orders registered a significant year-over-year decline, according to Aluminum Association data.
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Vale SA’s copper production rose sharply in the first quarter thanks to increased output at its Sossego and Sudbury projects.
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Junior mining company Tungsten Corp. has acquired options on 100 percent of the tungsten mineral rights at properties in Nevada and Idaho.