October 11, 2011 The Americas are likely to become world’s energy storehouse energy beneath North and South America, most of these reservoirs were hidden in deep waters, shale rock or oilsands, that made them economically unfeasible to tap. But new technologies are…
October 10, 2011 BHP set for the mother of all digs as $30 billion Olympic Dam expansion is approved Australia on Monday gave environmental approval for BHP Billiton to expand its Olympic Dam mine but set more than 100 environmental conditions on the uranium, copper and gold project. The…
October 10, 2011 Switzerland’s Scoach to allow trade in gold-denominated structured products Swiss structured products exchange Scoach has become the world's first exchange to allow trading in gold-denominated structured products and might also allow exchange traded funds (ETFs) with gold as the…
October 10, 2011 Illegal ore extraction sparks fears of mines shutdown in Goa A state of uncertainty looms large in Goa's mining belt, as people fear closure of several mines, which may spell doom for many dependent on this industry in the coastal…
October 10, 2011 Coal stocks in China’s QHD port fell to two years low During China’s Golden Week, the coal stocks in China’s Qin Huang Dao (QHD) port plunged to a two year low of 3.97 million tonnes, a 46% slash from 7.3 million…
October 10, 2011 The magic formula for Peabody Investment site Motley Fool writes: If you're a busy investor with more than just stock-picking on your plate, you might want to consider a mechanical investing strategy. And if you're…
October 10, 2011 Physical buying from China drives gold rally, safe haven demand absent Gold for December delivery traded up $37.30, or 2.3%, at $1,673.10 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange in early afternoon trade Monday, after climbing more than $40 earlier…
October 10, 2011 South Korea’s Komipo buys high calorific value coal South Korean utility Korea Midland Power (Komipo) has bought three Capesizes of NAR 5,900kcal/kg coal South African coal and one Capesize of the same-specification Canadian coal for about $114/t each…
October 10, 2011 China slaps heavy new tax on coking coal, rare earths Reuters reports China will extend a resource tax – calculated on value rather than volume of production – on domestic sales of crude oil and natural gas from some regions…
October 10, 2011 Sinopec International to buy Daylight Energy in deal valued at $2.2 billion Canadian Last year, it paid US$4.65 billion to acquire U.S. oil giant ConocoPhillips' stake in the Syncrude oilsands project in northern Alberta. The deal for a nine per cent share of…
Congo collects samples for CMOC’s first cobalt shipment, sources say The DRC is collecting samples for CMOC's first cobalt shipment under a new quota system, expected soon. December 22, 2025 | 07:20 am