Results for ferro alloys: 8

* Main ports receive 25 pct more crude in July * July imports growth likely highest for 9 months * July imports likely challenge record high (Adds details) BEIJING, Aug 4 - China's main ports...

* Mincor's Miitel mine seen unlikely to restart in 2009 * Mine still profitable, but fears over nickel price volatility (Adds details, quotes) KALGOORLIE, Australia, Aug 3 - Nickel prices remain too volatile to reactivate...

KALGOORLIE, Australia, Aug 3 - Commodity markets should not rely too heavily on rebounding demand from China because stockpiling by the country in the last year had created supply overhangs that could come back to...

KALGOORLIE, Australia Aug 3 - Nickel prices remain too volatile to reactivate one of Australia's largest nickel mines this year, owner Mincor Resources Ltd <MCR.AX> said on Monday. Mincor idled its Miitel mine in west...

LONDON, July 29 - ArcelorMittal, the world's biggest steelmaker, said it was not buying any iron ore on a spot basis and all its ore purchases were based on traditional contracts. "We're not buying anything...

BRUSSELS, June 9 - A planned joint venture between Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton poses competition issues, European steel industry body Eurofer said on Tuesday, urging EU antitrust authorities to look into the deal. Rio...

* Exploration chief says '09 spending to be be cut by half * Hopes to offset exploration spending with divestments * Prospecting for iron ore in DRC, bauxite in Laos LONDON, June 3 - Miner...

LONDON, June 3 - Miner Rio Tinto is halving exploration spending this year but is pressing on with new programmes in Congo and Laos. Spending this year on both greenfield and brownfield projects is budgeted...