February 8, 2012 Loose lips sink ship for the Xstrata boss The Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan bankers must have been sweating in the London hotel room on Tuesday night where their client, the Xstrata boss Mick Davis, vented his frustration that…
February 8, 2012 Imminent construction of Baltic nuclear power plant Engineers are preparing to pour the concrete foundation of the Baltic Nuclear power plant in Kaliningrad. Once underway, it will be the ninth power reactor under construction in Europe.
February 8, 2012 Drug Abuse Runs Wild in W.Va. Coal Mines The wild and not-so-wonderful drug problem plaguing West Virginia's coal mining sector is getting a lot of attention this week.
February 8, 2012 BHP H1 earnings up 8% on record iron ore, gas production BHP Billiton raked in US$18.7 billion in the half-year ended December 31, 2011 — an 8.3% increase in Underlying EBITDA from the second half of 2010.
February 7, 2012 Chinese companies hurling headlong into Sunshine Oilsands IPO Reuters reports that sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp (CIC) and state oil company Sinopec are among three cornerstone investors that will pledge $350 million towards Sunshine Oilsands Ltd's Hong…
February 7, 2012 Shareholders downgrade Xstrata on merger: Tuesday Market Roundup Tuesday morning precious metals benefited from the announcement that the Greek government is accepting the terms of a second bailout. The euro also gained support and the EUR/USD index gained…
February 7, 2012 Orezone to Consolidate Brighton Energy Corporation Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX:ORE) announces that it plans to enter into definitive share exchange agreements (the "Share Exchange Agreement") with the minority shareholders of its 67% owned uranium subsidiary, Brighton…
February 7, 2012 Hudson’s Neodymium magnet mine The Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, in west Greenland, is 100% controlled by Hudson Resources TSX.V – HUD and is one of the worlds largest carbonatite complexes having approximate dimensions of 13km…
February 7, 2012 New uranium mine in India slated for April startup The Hindu Business Line reports the Tummalapelle uranium mine in the YSR district of Andhra Pradesh, India, will be commissioned by early April.
February 7, 2012 Margaret River coal mine knocked back A controversial proposal to build a coalmine in the Margaret River wine and tourism region has been rejected by the state government.
Lynas CEO says government policies are improving rare earths market Government policy is seen as a key driver of critical minerals markets this year, CEO Amanda Lacaze said. January 21, 2026 | 07:16 am
