Nine Graphite Development Projects Restart in Jixi Heilongjiang
21/03/19 | Graphite
China Mining News Recently, backed by a RMB 5.87 bln investment, RMB 1.4 bln of which is to be invested in 2019; nine graphite development projects are to restart in Jixi Heilongjiang. Heilongjiang Jixi Pride New Material Co. Ltd.’s lithium ion battery anode material and graphite deep processing project is…
Domestic Mg Prices Continue to Rise
19/03/19 | Magnesium
China Nonferrous Metals News Last week (11~15 March): Domestic magnesium prices continued to rise on smelter production cuts and suspensions in Fugu Shaanxi, a major producing area, triggered by tightening local coal supply. As of 15th March, primary magnesium ingot (99.9% grade) was being quoted between RMB 17,400 ~17,500/t in…
MNR: First Batch of Production Quota for REs and W Ore
19/03/19 | Tungsten
Fang Real Estate News 19th March: MNR (Ministry of Natural Resources) and MIIT(Ministry of Industrial and Information Technology) published the first batch of rare earth and tungsten mining quotas for 2019. In 2019, the government will continue to focus on overall control of rare earths and tungsten mining volume. The…
February Domestic Mg Output at 58 kt
14/03/19 | Magnesium
China Nonferrous Metals News China produced 58 kt of primary magnesium in February 2019, showing a decline from January, chiefly due to the Yinman Mining accident in IM. Domestic magnesium prices have been hovering between RMB 16,950~17,150/t in February, with the monthly average price at RMB 17,025/t, up 13.58% on-year.…
New Discoveries of W/Mo in Luoyang Henan
14/03/19 | Tungsten
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Since 2018, major geological exploration breakthroughs have been made on molybdenum and tungsten resources in Luanchuan Luoyang, Henan Province. An additional 970 kt of molybdenum (in metal), 940 kt of tungsten (in 65% WO3) and 246 kt of lead and zinc (in metal) resources has been…
300 ktpy Zn Alloy Project for Zhuzhou Smelters Group
13/03/19 | Zinc
Fubao News 7th March: Backed by total investments of RMB 338 mln, Zhuzhou Smelters Group has begun construction of a 300 ktpy zinc alloy project at the Nanzhou Industrial Park in the Lukou District, Zhuzhou Hunan. The project includes a 194 ktpy hot-dip galvanized zinc alloy production line, a 100…
Huanggang and Nanfang Mining Suspend Operations
12/03/19 | Tin
China Commodity Marketplace Huanggang Mining, IM has suspended tin ore mining for two weeks due to the 13th NPC meeting restricting use of explosive. The company has an annual tin ore mining capacity of 2 kt. Nanfang Mining in Hunan suspended tin ore dressing in early February 2019 due to…
Domestic Mo Prices Holds Firm
06/03/19 | Molybdenum
China Commodity Marketplace The domestic molybdenum market has gradually returned to normal after the Chinese New Year holiday, with price standing firm at high levels. Some transactions took place at Heilongjiang yesterday, with prices at RMB 1,780/MTU by cash and RMB 1,810/t by acceptance bills. Molybdenum concentrate prices are expected…
Domestic Zn Inventories Lift Slightly
06/03/19 | Zinc
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: At the beginning of the week, domestic social zinc inventories reached 218.1 kt, up 3.3 kt from last Friday and up 5.7 kt from last Monday. With downstream producers returning to normal operations after the Chinese New Year holiday, social zinc inventories at Shanghai, Guangdong…
