December 23, 2011 Barcap metals traders lose out to Red Kite Betting that copper prices would rise, Barclays Capital traders lost tens of millions of dollars, sources say, the bank said the losses were not "big" and that there was no…
December 23, 2011 DOE report finds 5 clean-energy related REEs at risk in short-term The substantial capex required for the development of a rare earths mine, compounded by major miners' lack of interest in mining rare earths, may spell trouble in meeting future demand.
December 23, 2011 Copper and oil look good in 2012: Scotiabank A major Canadian bank is predicting better months ahead for copper and oil.
December 23, 2011 Gloucester Coal’s shares jump 23 pct after China bid Shares in Sydney-based Gloucester Coal climbed 23% on Friday after China's Yanzhou Coal announced plans to merge its Australian unit with Gloucester.
December 23, 2011 The uranium year in review: long-term prospects trend higher The Japanese tsunami and subsequent Fukishima nuclear accident in March challenged uranium market sentiment. A retrospective of expert commentary on this still-promising sector from the Energy Report.
December 23, 2011 Prodigy eyes bigger, more profitable gold mine in Ontario Building on a previous scoping study Prodigy Gold sketched out a more attractive gold mining scenario that generated a flood of interest in its stock.
December 23, 2011 Australia’s iron ore miner Fortescue inks deal with aborigines Australian iron ore mining company Fortescue Metals Group announced on Friday it had signed a land access agreement with the Njamal People for the North Star project in the Pilbara…
December 23, 2011 Court orders world’s largest gold producer to pay $140,000 for death of miner at Belle Mine The Perth, Australia, Magistrates Court fined Barrick Gold $140,000 Thursday for the death of miner Daniel Williams in August 2009. Williams fell into an ore chute at the underground mine…
December 23, 2011 Komatsu sees record year for mining equipment sales in China Komatsu Ltd., the world's second- biggest mining equipment maker, expects global demand for its machines to reach a fresh record next year, fueled by China and India's search for coal,…
December 23, 2011 Chiquita denies oil sands ban, softens stand against Canadian oil International banana giant Chiquita appears to be softening its stance on using fuel from Canadian oil sands, saying that “misinformation” has been circulated by certain groups.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
