Industrial Minerals

Ceramics, Glass

• Nordic Mining to ditch anorthosite mine for net loss of NKr 2m 18 June 2013

  To continue work on refining alumina from anorthosite; main focus now on rutile Read More

• Newton Gold looks to acquire Pugu Hill kaolin deposit 17 June 2013

  Company signs letter of intent to acquire the 2.3bn property in Tanzania Read More

• S&B Industrial Minerals shares to stop trading on 19 June 06 June 2013

  Squeeze out request approved by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission Read More

• Solvay begins soda ash action plan in Europe 06 June 2013

  Company hopes to improve long-term profitability; addresses overcapacity Read More

• Solvay breaks ground at Poland HDS plant 03 June 2013

  Expects to produce 85,000 tpa highly dispersible silica for green tyre industry Read More

• SQM post lower lithium sales, higher overall revenue for Q1 2013 29 May 2013

  Lithium prices higher, iodine flat and potash expansion continues at Atacama Read More

• Rwanda slaps 4% royalty tax on industrial minerals 23 May 2013

  New government measures to diversify mining and develop mineral revenue Read More

• Will the sun shine on the solar industry? 23 May 2013

  Reducing capacity and demand in Europe, but other markets may strengthen 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