Industrial Minerals

Ceramics, Glass

• Current mining regulations adequate, says Wisconsin DNR Friday, February 03, 2012

  Report assesses threats of frac sand mining to health and environment Read More

• IM Global Lithium Roundup: 27 January - 3 February Friday, February 03, 2012

  A brief look at the rest of the week’s lithium stories in the news Read More

• IM Global Rare Earths Roundup: 27 January - 3 February Friday, February 03, 2012

  A brief look at the rest of the week’s rare earth stories in the news Read More

• Correction: Pilkington Glass withdraw plans for Finnish plant Friday, February 03, 2012

  Plant remains closed, no further investment planned following November decision Read More

• UPDATE: No appeal route for China in WTO ruling Thursday, February 02, 2012

  China must take action to conform to WTO obligations – lawyer Read More

• GHCL posts increase in sales and profit for soda ash arm Thursday, February 02, 2012

  Market value down by $12m year on year on “market volatility” Read More

• South African institute develops reclaimed PCC process Thursday, February 02, 2012

  Waste treatment process yields high purity precipitated calcium carbonate Read More

• USGS reports rise in mineral value in 2011; bucks recession trend Tuesday, January 31, 2012

  Non-metallic sector value up by 3%, led by ilmenite, rutile price rise; soda ash flat Read More

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• Exploration key to growing Greek industry February 2012

  Greece is opening its doors to private investment to boost domestic industries. Ananias Tsirambides and Anestis Filippidis discuss the country’s key exploration targets for industrial minerals development Read More

• Projects in the Pipeline: Kaolin bounces back February 2012

  It has been a difficult couple of years for kaolin as the global recession spread to its end user markets, but a recent recovery in demand has also encouraged a surge of new operations and exploration projects Read More

• Supply Situation Report: New players emerge to challenge China rare earth dominance February 2012

  Lynas, Molycorp lead the pack; Chinese REO demand could top 130,000 tpa by 2015; Juniors hit by falling prices Read More

• Mexichem expands acidspar with Fluorita de Mexico buy February 2012

  Consolidation of Mexican fluorspar Mexichem which tops capacity to 1m tonnes; Shen Zhou acquires Chinese fluorspar, barytes Read More

• India’s Gujarat Heavy Chemicals served soda ash closure notice February 2012

  GHCL pollution reprimanded; New Saudi Arabia plant commissioned; Gypsum by-product eyed Read More

• China quotas unlikely to curb rare earth price drop February 2012

  China’s 2012 quotas are expected to remain unchanged but new quotas policy could squeeze heavy elements supply. Lower prices forecast in 2012 after 2011 highs Read More

• Ilmenite prices more than tripled in last 12 months – Kenmare Thursday, January 26, 2012

  Mineral sands group says contracts secured at $300-400/tonne for first half of 2012 Read More

• Price Briefing – 20-26 January 2012 Thursday, January 26, 2012

  Ilmenite prices triple year on year; Uralkali forecasts potash to remain high in ‘12 Read More

• LSM12: Lithium Americas feasibility study expected in next month Wednesday, January 25, 2012

  Agreement signed with aboriginal community in northern Argentina Read More

• KaMin pressured by environmental group over creek spill Wednesday, January 25, 2012

  Savannah Riverkeep delivers 60-day notice of potential Georgia kaolin leak lawsuit Read More

• LSM12: Production costs will determine project survival Wednesday, January 25, 2012

  Delegates in Argentina exchange terse words following supply outlooks Read More

• IM Global Lithium Roundup: 13-20 January Friday, January 20, 2012

  A brief look at the rest of the week’s lithium stories in the news Read More

• Price Briefing — 12-19 January 2012 Thursday, January 19, 2012

  Chinese New Year blamed for lull, increased cost pressures to up bentonite, MIO Read More

• Lithium carbonate price stagnant despite demand growth – TRU Wednesday, January 18, 2012

  Canadian consultant says prices to be kept in check by over-supply through to 2020 Read More

• Rio Tinto increases Q4 borates, TiO2 feedstock output Tuesday, January 17, 2012

  Minerals production up marginally in fourth quarter and full-year 2011 Read More

• FOCUS: Wind blades turn into growth markets for minerals Monday, January 16, 2012

  Mineral fillers and cement to enjoy demand from wind turbine blade manufacturing Read More

• IM Global Lithium Roundup: 6-13 January Friday, January 13, 2012

  A brief look at the rest of the week’s lithium stories in the news Read More

• UPDATE: Preferred Sands running own rail line for frac sand freight Friday, January 13, 2012

  Having own logistics will make company more competitive, CEO claims Read More

• Mississippi Sand breaks through the fracking barrier Friday, January 13, 2012

  US company takes important first step to securing mine permit Read More