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.
March 23, 2012 Good intentions bad directions “Beneath the Pacific Ocean's floor deep in the Japanese trench, tectonic plate boundaries slipped repeatedly, triggering one of the most severe earthquakes in recent history.
March 23, 2012 Doug Casey: “It’s a dead-man-walking economy” In an interview with Louis James, the inimitable Doug Casey throws cold water on those celebrating the economic recovery.
March 23, 2012 Why gold can go the distance Gold’s been knocked down lately, but several enduring factors have conditioned the yellow metal for an inevitable comeback.
March 23, 2012 Breakdown: All the gold price indicators now point down “Sentiment towards gold is as low as it has been for many years, possibly since the rally started. ... For virtually the first time this cycle, buying gold is a…
March 23, 2012 5 dead, 17 trapped after coal mine blast A gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in Northeast China's Liaoning province Thursday, killing at least five people and trapping 17 others, the national work safety watchdog said.
Key Chinese Rio Tinto shareholder backs Glencore bid to gain copper access Chinalco is already in talks with authorities and is expected to back the ambitious tie-up, Bloomberg sources said. January 19, 2026 | 07:36 am
