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    Operations at the Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine in Devon in the United Kingdom could restart early next year, its executive team said, while expecting to go public in the second quarter of next year if prices stay as elevated as they are now.

    Seaborne premium hard coking coal price in both the fob and cfr markets stabilized on Friday March 18 because most traders were unwilling to cut their offers to a large degree, sources said.

    A lack of vessels at Japanese ports has resulted in low liquidity for imported ferrous scrap in the key market of Vietnam in the week to March 19, market sources told Fastmarkets.

    Import prices for heavy scrap (HS) in China moved down on Friday March 19 amid shipping difficulties and a drop in buying demand, sources told Fastmarkets.

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