December 21, 2012 Teck Resources coal sales to exceed prior outlook Shares in Canada’s Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B) (NYSE:TCK) climbed slightly Friday after the company announced that coal sales for the fourth quarter are expected to top its prior outlook of 6.2…
December 21, 2012 Chinese thermal coal imports jump 30% to record high as Beijing ends domestic price caps After a 32% decline in steam coal prices since January, things are looking up for 2013.
December 21, 2012 South Africa won’t nationalize its mines, but taxes go up After years of debate, South Africa’s ruling party African National Congress rejected Thursday plans to nationalize the country’s mining sector, but voted in favour of higher taxes in the world’s…
December 21, 2012 Fracking activities polluted Alberta’s groundwater: ERCB Leaked fluid from fracking activities polluted groundwater after a “serious” incident at a well site near Grande Prairie, a city in the northwestern part of the Canadian province of Alberta,…
December 21, 2012 Disconnect between metal futures and physical is excessive — Maguire Silver market trader and whistleblower Andrew Maguire told King World News the disconnect between gold and silver futures markets and the physical markets has reached an extreme rarely seen before.
December 21, 2012 Brazil doubles gold reserve to highest level in 12 years Brazil increased gold reserves for a third month in November to double the country’s holdings since August, reaching levels not seen since November 2000.
December 21, 2012 Centerra Gold files new technical report for its Kumtor mine Document was submitted a week after Canadian Centerra Gold (TSX:CG) rejected as “exaggerated” and “without foundation” a $152 million environmental damages claim from the Kyrgyzstan government.
December 21, 2012 Chinese withdraw from $3bn iron ore project in Western Australia State-owned company to shut its Perth office and withdraw most of its staff
December 21, 2012 Resource nationalism assumes more insidious forms Tactics shift from frank expropriation of assets to increased royalties and stricter procurement requirements
December 21, 2012 Chinese copper mine triggers nationwide protests led by Buddhist clergy Brutal crackdown triggers hundreds of Buddhist-led rallies
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
