March 26, 2012 Aquila and Vale take a break on coal sales dispute A legal clash between Brazilian mining giant Vale (NYX:VALE) and Australia's Aquila Resources (ASX: AQA) has taken a step towards resolution this morning after the companies announced they’ve reached an…
March 26, 2012 Gold and China: where the bulls and bears square sff To paraphrase the great Steve Martin, today's investors are very passionate people and passionate people tend to overreact at times. An overreaction is exactly what's happened in gold and global…
March 25, 2012 Suzuki: Dirty fuel should be consigned to the coal bin of history More than anything else, coal fuelled the Industrial Revolution. It was, and still is, plentiful and cheap. It's also always been relatively easy to get at, especially if you don't…
March 25, 2012 Coal import duty cut to help bottom lines of cement firms Companies have already increased prices by around Rs 5-10 per bag A reduction in the cost of coal imports due to reduced import duties from the financial year 2012-2013 is…
March 25, 2012 A list of the top movies about mining Mining has all the elements that make for a good movie: long odds, adventure, conflict, danger, amazing natural scenery, and heroes and villains.
March 25, 2012 FGB Signs $350 million financing deal with Indonesian Coking Coal producers First Gulf Bank (FGB)'s international business division has recently signed an agreement worth $350 million with PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup (AKT), one of Indonesia's largest producers of Coking Coal. This…
March 25, 2012 Japan’s Hokkaido shuts coal-fired unit due to problem The company also said its fuel oil-fired 350-MW No.2 unit at its Date plant would halt power generation from March 24 to 30 due to repair work on the unit's…
March 25, 2012 What a Mulcair win means for miners Canada has a fresh face leading the government in waiting, and Thomas Mulcair may be the most pragmatic choice to lead the left-leaning NDP.
March 23, 2012 China Development Bank has $1 trillion to lend: Its investment arm is ‘very actively seeking’ nickel assets Chinese firms have been snapping up copper, uranium, iron ore and coking coal assets around the world, but have yet to make a big splash in nickel.
March 23, 2012 Early-stage investing opportunities: James West and Tobias Tretter The Midas Letter Opportunity Fund, a new niche fund, focuses on early-stage micro-cap miners in the junior resource sector.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
