Junior miners become targets
02 December 2008
Junior mining & exploration companies prime targets for acquisition following financial crash
Fire damage at Spruce Pine quartz
02 December 2008
Weekend blaze causes “substantial” damage to Unimin’s quartz & feldspar operation in Spruce Pine, USA
Eurochem ups stake in K+S potash
02 December 2008
Russian fertiliser group increases holding in Germany based potash & fertiliser producer K+S Group by 5%
Rio Madagascar prepares for start-up
01 December 2008
Ilmenite mining to begin in the next few weeks following successful floating of dredge
Eramet TiO2 deal impacted
01 December 2008
Economic crash forces French metals group to cancel final takeover step of Norwegian TiO2 slag producer Tinfos
Vale in more kaolin cuts
01 December 2008
Subsidiary Pará Pigmentos will reduce output by 200,000 tpa effective January 2009
Rio Tinto in no rush to sell IMs
28 November 2008
Despite having to raise $10m before the year’s end, Rio Tinto says there is “no particular deadline” for sale of its talc and borates assets
Meier leaves RHI for Lhoist
28 November 2008
Andreas Meier unveiled as new CEO of Belgian lime and dolomite producer Lhoist Group
Tronox gains credit relief
27 November 2008
More TiO2 blues as pigment producer agrees waiver extension, granting it some short-term financial relief
US antitrust ruling, MgO consequence
27 November 2008
"Chinese companies can be held accountable" in US antitrust ruling which could impact a similar magnesite case
Harbinger sells US Silica Co
26 November 2008
Private equity group makes $313m. "net proceeds" on sale of US minerals producer a year after purchase
EC emissions quotas impact lime industry
26 November 2008
EC CO2 legislation will force lime production down or increase customer costs, says Carmeuse
Rio Tinto turns to lithium
25 November 2008
Global mining group explores lithium carbonate production from new industrial mineral jadarite in Serbia and will reveal all at IM’s LSM09
Huntsman/Hexion merger trial delay
25 November 2008
World’s no.4 TiO2 producer, Huntsman, to wait until May 2009 for “multi-billion dollar” Hexion merger case against Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank
Chinese refractory bauxite price drops
24 November 2008
Chinese refractory bauxite prices fall 50%, and also delays Gengsheng's silicon carbide abrasives production