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Refractory minerals taken off US tariffs list; TiO2 pigments, ceramic raw materials still included

Tuesday, 18 September 2018

Graphite, magnesia, alumina and silicon carbide are excluded from the list of China-origin materials subject to a new US tariff, as are antimony, rare earths and barite. Pigments such as titanium dioxide will also be subject to the duty, as will refractory finished products, some ceramic minerals such as kaolin, and lithium.
Metallica, Melior to merge titanium, zirconium, bauxite assets in Australia

Thursday, 13 September 2018

Metallica Minerals and Melior Resources have announced a merger that will combine the two companies’ titanium, zirconium and bauxite assets, all of which are in Queensland, Australia.
Rio Tinto’s Quebec slag business declares force majeure

Thursday, 06 September 2018

The market for high-grade TiO2 feedstock is likely to tighten because of an unplanned closure by Rio Tinto, with its slag plant in Quebec unlikely to resume operations until 2019.
Strandline Resources gets go-ahead for Fungoni project in Tanzania

Friday, 31 August 2018

Mineral sand explorer Strandline Resources has been given the go-ahead to move forward with its Fungoni mineral sands project in Tanzania.

Base Resources reports rising mineral sand prices

Tuesday, 28 August 2018

Prices for ilmenite, rutile and zircon all strongly increased over the year to June 30, the miner reports, boosting profits 114%.
TiO2 prices hold steady; market reaches equilibrium

Friday, 10 August 2018

But a looming feedstock shortage has sustained fears of further supply constraints to come in 2018.
Iluka Q2 rutile, zircon output falls but rutile price rises

Tuesday, 24 July 2018

Iluka Resources' production of natural rutile and zircon fell in the second quarter from the first and was also down in the year to date against a backdrop of strong demand and higher prices.
Price Briefing: June 29 - July 5

Friday, 06 July 2018

Sluggish demand, cheaper material weigh on China’s battery-grade lithium carbonate prices; Haicheng government set to dismantle polluting MgO kilns, but magnesia prices steady for now; European titanium dioxide prices down under heavy imports; Fluorspar market split on extent of China's environmental controls; Producers see higher soda ash prices on strong demand; Rutile prices increase, Tronox to cease external rutile, leucoxene sales by 2018 end; Silicon carbide production shutdowns in China push up European refractory prices; Have zircon prices peaked? Global antimony trioxide markets weaken, European prices stable

On the way up: Industrial minerals in India

Thursday, 22 February 2018

India has recorded economic growth of around 7% per year in the past three years. But while it has significant resources of some of the most widely used industrial minerals, this sector has shown only modest growth, as Industrial Minerals correspondent Sunder Singh discovers.
The sands of time: TiO2 feedstocks to 2020

Friday, 26 January 2018

The balance in the market for titanium dioxide (TiO2) feedstock has been in constant flux throughout history, and 2017 was no exception. Industrial Minerals Correspondent Cameron Perks takes a look at supply, demand, and prices throughout 2017, as well as what we should look out for as we approach 2020.
TiO2 feedstocks turn a corner

Wednesday, 22 February 2017

A rebound in titanium dioxide prices and demand has paved the way for positive momentum in the mineral sands sector. Kasia Patel, North American Editor, and Cameron Perks, IM Correspondent, look at current industry trends and planned new projects in the sector.
Junior mining: Back from the brink?

Thursday, 26 January 2017

Half a decade on from the collapse of the global mining boom, a rally in commodity markets last year caught many investors off guard and has created a weak but welcome tailwind for the stalled exploration industry, Rose Pengelly, IM Correspondent, finds.