Industrial Minerals

Market Monitor

• Oil and gas exploration up 7% in June, says Baker Hughes

  Iraqi data included for the first time in 22 years offsets monthly dip Read More

Strandlines

• Iluka’s sales for H1 2012 drop across the board

  IRC on track for 160,000 tpa eastern Russia ilmenite expansion Read More

• Sheffield Resources begin drilling on new zircon prospect

  Crimea Titan produce 45,939 tonnes sulphate route TiO2 so far in 2012 Read More

• TiO2 majors Tronox and DuPont hit back at Iluka

  Tronox see 4% rise in sales volumes; DuPont believe “softening” overstated Read More

• Shares in Iluka plummet following bleak sales forecast

  Company outlook pessimistic as major regional economies deteriorate Read More

• Pathfinder English high court proceedings update

  Defence and counter claim strike-out application granted Read More

• Endomines ditches key Finnish ilmenite deposit

  68.7m tonne deposit sale hinges on buyer Cove Resources’ feasibility study Read More

Processing

• Outotec signs agreement to acquire TME Group

  Processing group aims to grow annual service sales to $613m by 2015 Read More

Logistics News

• Smaller vessels prop up shipping rates

  Baltic Dry Index firms on minor bulk cargoes, iron ore and coal demand still tepid Read More

• Wisconsin county slaps haulage charges on frac sand miners

  US frac sand companies face non-negotiable rates effective August Read More

Refractories Hotline

• Materis may shelve sale of Kerneos due to lack of interest

  Owner Wendel Investments could hold off or abandon deal for more attractive offers Read More