[Ferro-Alloys.com] Shanghai steel futures closed higher on Thursday, boosted by hopes of more stimulus by China to support its economy impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, although gains were capped on caution over the country’s record-high inventories.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Steel giant China Baowu Steel Group announced Wednesday that it surpassed the Luxembourg-headquartered ArcelorMittal to become the world’s largest producer of crude steel in 2019.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] The Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) today announced its goal to achieve net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. This goal is the central plank of the CSPA’s newly unveiled Climate Call to Action -- an industry first that lay...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Chinese iron ore futures rebounded to close higher for a third straight session on Wednesday on optimism that further policy support will be rolled out to minimize the economic fallout from a global coronavirus outbreak.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Coal production in Colombia, the fifth-largest coal exporter in the world, fell 2% to 82.2 million tonnes in 2019 after output at one of the principle mines declined and operations were interrupted by droughts, the government said Wednesday.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Japanese miner Sumitomo Metal Mining said on Wednesday it aims to boost its annual copper output through its shareholding to 300,000 tonnes by 2030 under its new long-term vision. The target compares with 250,000 tonnes projected last Novemb...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Indonesian state-owned coal miner PT Bukit Asam said on Wednesday its output in 2019 rose 10.2% to 29.1 million tonnes.

v[Ferro-Alloys.com] Shortly after releasing a maiden resource for its wholly-owned Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project near Timmins, Ontario, Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC) has announced an agreement with Noble Mineral Exploration to acquire one additional prop...