February 14, 2012 Zinc Glut Expanding to Almost Two-Decade High Threatens Rally The largest glut of zinc in almost two decades is threatening to curtail a rally in prices as record production expands inventories to the highest since at least 1984.
February 14, 2012 Fuel cell powered mine loco to be trialled at Anglo Platinum Discussed in depth in our forthcoming March 2012 issue, the use of rail in underground mining is still widespread. It is also not standing still in terms of new technology.…
February 14, 2012 Teck buy-in rumour has Fortescue shares jumping 5% Fortescue Metals was up 5% Monday on rumours that Canadian coal and copper/zinc miner Teck Resources is making a play for the third-largest iron ore producer in Australia.
February 13, 2012 Philippines looking to revamp mining rules in latest example of resource nationalism The Philippines is taking a cue from South Africa, Australia and Zambia, all recent examples of government attempts to extract more revenues from their mining sectors and add more controls.
February 13, 2012 Anglo Platinum’s very bad year could be good for the market Anglo Platinum, the world's number one platinum producer, suffered more than 80 safety-related work stoppages including 12 fatalities, that resulted in lower output and a drop in profits of over…
February 13, 2012 Chinese company invests in Canadian Zinc Canadian Zinc Corp., the company developing a new zinc mine in the Northwest Territories, announced a major share purchase by a Chinese investor today.
February 13, 2012 Batu Hijau 2012 output to drop 33 pct – Newmont According to officials from Newmont Nusa Tenggara, Batu Hijau's gold and copper production will temporarily plunge this year as the mine pit is expanded.
February 13, 2012 China is buying lots of copper but not because it needs it Gordon G. Chang, gloomy prognosticator on China, digs into trade numbers on copper and believes the Chinese are buying copper to gussy up their trade deficit numbers, rather than having…
February 12, 2012 Glencore-Xstrata deal terms ‘must be revisited’ TORONTO: Fidelity Worldwide Investment said that while it supports Glencore International plc's STG23.8 billion (RM112.5 billion) takeover bid for Xstrata plc "in principle," the terms of the deal "need to…
February 12, 2012 BHP Billiton not ruling out production cutbacks GLOBAL mining giant BHP Billiton yesterday warned that it could scale back production at unprofitable operations as commodity prices softened due to economic uncertainty. But BHP chief Marius Kloppers said…
GRAPHIC-Gold and silver soar in year-end rally Investors have not treated the festive break as an occasion to take profits. December 22, 2025 | 12:08 pm
