[SMM National Sodium Antimonate December Production Assessment] According to SMM's assessment, the production of first-grade sodium antimonate in China in December 2024 increased significantly by approximately 13.84% MoM from November.

[SMM Data: December SMM China Refined Bismuth Production Assessment] According to SMM assessment, China's refined bismuth production in December 2024 is expected to decrease significantly by approximately 28.77% MoM compared to the national refined bismuth production in November 2024.

Minor metals, which are often lost amongst the bigger base metals such as copper and aluminum, are critical inputs into a number of industrial applications. This group is added with metals such as indium, gallium, germanium, and tantalum which are significant for technology and manufacturing. Indium, Gallium, Germanium, and Tantalum are metals essential for technologically advanced manufacturing processes.

[SMM Spot Weekly Review: Manufacturers Accelerate Sales, Gallium Prices Continue to Pull Back] Due to the year-end pressure to reduce inventory through sales, some gallium manufacturers remained proactive in selling and continued to make price concessions. By the end of this week, the SMM 4N gallium average price was 2,075 yuan/kg, down 100 yuan/kg compared to the previous week.

SMM December 27 News: The year-end off-season impact did not cause selenium prices to continue weakening. On the contrary, many manufacturers raised their selling prices before the year-end, with a notable increase in the prices of selenium powder and selenium ingots.

SMM December 27 News: This week, the domestic antimony market experienced sluggish trading, with prices remaining basically stable. As it entered the final week of the year-end, end-users still showed insufficient buying interest and maintained a strong wait-and-see sentiment. Meanwhile, antimony manufacturers have gradually closed accounts and suspended sales, with market transactions essentially entering a dormant phase.

[SMM National Antimony Ingot Production in November] According to SMM assessments, China's antimony ingot production (including antimony ingots, crude antimony converted, antimony cathode, etc.) in December 2024 increased by 15.01% MoM compared to the statistics for November.

There are two mainstream preparation processes for Mn3O4, namely the manganese metal oxidation method and the manganese sulphate oxidation method.The manganese metal oxidation method uses electrolytic manganese metal as the raw material......

[SMM Newsflash: Supplier Reluctance to Sell Slightly Boosts Tungsten Prices, Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Stocks Rebound, AI Application Concept Active, Minor Metals Strengthen] Tungsten prices saw a slight uptick supported by suppliers' reluctance to sell. Previously, rare earth prices had "stabilized" due to slight restocking before the holiday, which also drove a rebound in several rare earth permanent magnet stocks. Additionally, the "booming" AI application concept contributed to the rise of the minor metals sector on December 26. As of 13:09 on December 26, the minor metals sector rose by 2.3%. In terms of individual stocks: JL MAG Rare-Earth rose by 6.67%, China Tantalum rose by over 6%, while Boqian New Materials, Galaxy Magnets, Zhenghai Magnetic Material, Long Magnetic Technologies, and China Tungsten High-tech were among the top gainers.

[New Developments in the Dante Reefs Vanadium-Titanium Polymetallic Deposit in Western Australia] Terra Metals has achieved further results from new drilling at Dante Reefs in Western Australia, with surface mineralization indicating a Bushveld-type deposit. Diamond drilling intersected ore at a depth of 86 meters, with a thickness of 7.7 meters, a copper grade of 0.27%, a total grade of 0.67 g/mt for three platinum group elements (PGE3), a titanium dioxide grade of 18.4%, and a vanadium pentoxide grade of 0.68%.