April 8, 2011 Vedanta announces record Q4 aluminium production Indian-focused miner Vedanta Plc (VED.L: Quote) saw record aluminium production in its fourth quarter and a 29 percent jump in refined zinc from its Indian operations, helping it take advantage…
April 7, 2011 Rio Tinto shines anew in India Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has received the green signal to undertake mining activities in India, with the Orissa government granting a proposal for a fresh agreement on Thursday, April…
April 7, 2011 Orocobre Limited: first battery grade lithium carbonate produced from Salar de Olaroz Orocobre Limited (TSX:ORL)(ASX:ORE) is pleased to report that it has produced battery grade lithium carbonate from Salar de Olaroz brines. Orocobre's analysis shows that the lithium carbonate is of greater…
April 7, 2011 Azure Minerals signs $13M copper exploration joint venture with Japanese state company Azure Minerals, a Mexico-focused precious and base metals explorer, said today it has entered into an agreement to form a joint venture with a Japanese state-owned corporation to explore the…
April 7, 2011 Molycorp up 10 percent after congressman introduces rare earth legislation U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman's rare earth legislation may have lit a fire under Molycorp's stock price, which rose 10.3% on Thursday trading. Coffman, Republican congressman representing Colarado, introduced legislation on…
April 7, 2011 If interest rates rise, will gold go down and the dollar rise? So frequently today we rely on economically established perceptions that fail time and again, simply because the conditions in which they were established have changed. One of the economic clichés…
April 7, 2011 Sudden death of Freddy Hager shocks diamond industry: IDEX Online IDEX Online reports on the sudden death of diamond industry icon Freddy Hager: London Diamond Bourse President Freddy Hager collapsed this morning (Thursday) at […]
April 7, 2011 The China REE import debate. April 7, 2011 (Robin Bromby, Editor www.RareMetalBlog.com) - China is going to be a net importer of REE from about 2015, right? Well, that seems the latest consensus.
April 7, 2011 Are ETFs really safe? In an attempt to understand the relatively new but wildly popular Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Dr. Bogan did extensive research into the structures used by ETF operators, with a special…
April 7, 2011 Oregon Resources ready to start mining first saleable chromite in the United States Oregon Resources Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Australia-based Industrial Minerals Corp., is getting ready to mine chromite, zircon, garnet and high-iron ilmenite from its mineral sands operation at Coos Bay,…
Gabon dismisses energy concerns over 2029 manganese refining deadline The world's No.2 producer introduced the policy last year to diversify its economy after decades of raw‑ore exports. February 11, 2026 | 11:59 am
