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• IM Potash News in Brief: 15-21 May 21 May 2013

  Potash Minerals defines maiden resource; Red Moon receives drilling approval Read More

• IM Phosphate News in Brief: 15-21 May 21 May 2013

  Ma’aden ammonia delay cost company $31m; JPMC former chairman to be fined Read More

• Industrial Minerals TV: 17 May 2013 21 May 2013

  Magnesita weathers economic downturn; rare earths discovered in Rwanda Read More

• Chinese rare earths export increase 28% on March volumes 21 May 2013

  Hopes of demand revival tempered by price declines, shortfalls on six month quota Read More

• Tata Chemicals crosses final hurdle for energy from waste plant 21 May 2013

  Soda ash facility in Cheshire to benefit; will now speak to waste companies Read More

• AMMG kaolin processing technology produces 99.99% HPA 21 May 2013

  Company intends to further develop process to produce 6N purity levels Read More

• Rockwood receives bids for TiO2 pigment arm 21 May 2013

  Several private equity firms reportedly meeting with Rockwood management Read More

• FLSmidth profit dives 86% as customers hesitate on orders 21 May 2013

  Short-term outlook for mining capex deteriorates, focus on capital efficiency Read More

• Steel refractories ripe for recovery, says industry 20 May 2013

  Manufacturers use Q1 statements to posit growth forecasts as slump lifts Read More

• Iluka to push ahead with Virginia TiO2 feedstock development 20 May 2013

  Rebound for US minsands operations after 2012 idling of nearby mine and plant Read More

• Galaxy Lithium turns to shareholders for help 20 May 2013

  Lithium junior owes $117m in loans and $62m in bonds; Trading suspension extended Read More

• Northern Frac Proppants begins sand shipments from Alma, WI 20 May 2013

  Minnesota Legislature sets environmental parameters for frac sand mining Read More

• MagMin 13: North Korea magnesia production decreased 30% in 2013 17 May 2013

  China DBM, FM and CCM to grown by 3-4% CAGR to 2017 Read More

• York Potash mine could result in a 15% drop in tourist numbers 17 May 2013

  Sirius Minerals responds to issues report prepared by National Park Read More

• US fracking legislation gets lukewarm reception 17 May 2013

  Industry and environmentalists say proposal fails to address all issues Read More

• Vesuvius believes refractories “still in the trough” 17 May 2013

  Quality improvements in China offset by weak Europe and North American markets Read More

• New V2O5-graphene battery chemistry improves li-ion battery 17 May 2013

  Mediocre steel industry growth could benefit V2O5 non-met applications Read More

• IM Rare Earths News in Brief 10 – 17 May 17 May 2013

  US approves two rare earth bills; Arctic reserves open to international observation Read More

• US soda ash royalty rate could be restored to 2% 17 May 2013

  Committee votes for royalty reduction; ECHA calls for new boric acid classification Read More

• Salmon sperm improves rare earths separation, say scientists 17 May 2013

  Japanese researchers say fish milt offers cheaper, more effective extraction Read More

• Project economics: re-evaluating flake graphite 16 May 2013

  Junior miners’ costs questioned as Q1 price rises fail to materialise Read More

• Coromandel expects sharp decline in Indian phosphate imports 16 May 2013

  Diverse weather trends cause uncertainty in potash, phosphate says Rabobank Read More

• Lithium-ion battery producer bows out of Shanghai 16 May 2013

  Protests by locals lead to Shanghai Guoxuan New Energy scrapping plans for plant Read More

• IM Graphite News in Brief 10 – 16 May 16 May 2013

  Graphite India profits plummet 60%; Canada sees surge of assay results Read More

• “Nothing now stopping” UK fracking developments 16 May 2013

  Energy Minister speaks in support of fracking at unconventional gas, oil meeting Read More

• Comment: Can industrial mineral supply meet US oilfield demand? 16 May 2013

  Fracking industry ramps up activity as US powers towards energy independence Read More

• BDI falls off as uncertainty remains over Chinese iron ore 16 May 2013

  Crops support seaborne markets with bumper harvests predicted this year Read More

• Madagascan presidential candidate will encourage mining 16 May 2013

  Emma Rasolovoahangy looks to improve labour force and protect investors Read More

• MagMin 2013: K+S to double production of magnesium chloride 15 May 2013

  Agricultural sector largest growth area, largest single producer says Read More

• MagMin 2013: Nikochem eyes global CIS market for Mg(OH)2 15 May 2013

  Growth in transformative steel, rubber cited; fused magnesia plant on the cards Read More

• Chinese firm moves to develop Ugandan phosphates 15 May 2013

  Nilefos downs tools at Sukulu deposit after failing to compensate local landowners Read More

• Mosaic dismisses potential takeover as unlikely 15 May 2013

  Company to delay potash expansion by two years due to unfavourable market Read More

• RHI sees earnings rise 38%; expects steel benefits from Orient 15 May 2013

  Refractories producer anticipates flat revenues for full-year 2013 Read More

• IM Lithium News in Brief 9 – 15 May 15 May 2013

  ILC secures nearly $2.3m for Mariana; Western Lithium awarded extraction patent Read More

• Hi-Crush acquires US frac sand distributor 15 May 2013

  Unimin opens proppant terminal in Texas, Santrol reveals self-suspending proppants Read More

• MagMin 2013: Demand for DBM will outstrip supply in short term 15 May 2013

  Nedmag managing director says supply demand equilibrium in 2015 Read More

• IM Potash News in Brief: 8-14 May 14 May 2013

  Potash Ridge posts loss amid project delays; Cerrado Verde progresses Read More

• IM Phosphate News in Brief: 8-14 May 14 May 2013

  PhosChem to supply 400,000 tonne DAP to India; Tata closes DAP units Read More

• Graphite: opaque pricing and junior “bubble” deters investors 14 May 2013

  Investors seek “good stories” with robust economics to weather price falls Read More

• Increased volumes drive up K+S revenues by 19% 14 May 2013

  Higher potash, magnesium and salt demand offset price drops for Q1 Read More

• TiO2 major Kronos downgraded after poor Q1 results 14 May 2013

  Kronos downgraded by Fitch and receives revised outlook from Deutsche Bank Read More

• UK courts rule for minsands explorer Pathfinder Minerals 14 May 2013

  UK-based company now to pursue judgment in Mozambique Read More

• Low soda ash demand impacts Solvay’s Q1 results 14 May 2013

  Company says Europe’s economy weighed on demand and trading conditions Read More

• Tertiary Minerals optimistic despite wider half-year losses 14 May 2013

  CEO confident in underlying fluorspar market; company allocates funds for Nevada Read More

• IFFCO secures long term phosphate supply from Vale 13 May 2013

  Indian cooperative to receive fertiliser raw material in five year agreement Read More

• Ontario Graphite receives go-ahead for Kearney mine 13 May 2013

  Company targets Q4 2013 for production of 20,000 tpa flake graphite Read More

• Lower bromine prices hit Gulf Resources Q1 profit 13 May 2013

  CEO says sequential price increases signal uptick in demand Read More

• Sirocco reports 15% drop in iodine prices year on year 13 May 2013

  Company reports C$1m loss; market sources say iodine is soft but stable Read More

• Strong fertiliser volumes offset low prices for ICL 13 May 2013

  Demand declines from India countered by strong shipments to China and Brazil Read More

• Industrial Minerals TV: 3 May 2013 10 May 2013

  DuPont TiO2 divestment stirs world summit; fracking discussed in London Read More