September 11, 2011 Fighting breaking out in the bulk freight market as ore shipping gets dirty When there is big money to be made, the opium trade, the Gold Rush, Kuwaiti oil, there inevitably follows a degree of dirty tricks or even war and the development…
September 11, 2011 Mining Fear It is a cautionary tale for the Hunter Valley, a picturesque winemaking and hobby farm area north-west of Sydney, which finds itself at the centre of a growing resources controversy:…
September 11, 2011 Uranium market will right itself by year’s end: Resource Capital Research Resource Capital Research, which posted its September Quarter RCR Uranium Sector Review, says that buying opportunities will emerge in the uranium sector in the fourth quarter of 2011 and early…
September 11, 2011 How to choose junior gold stocks The parabolic rise in central bank and investment demand is driving the Gold Bull Market and it will likely continue well into 2013 and could push the Gold price to…
September 11, 2011 SouthGobi makes a logical target for Teck Resources Coal sector M&A activity has picked up this year, with no end in sight. Rio Tinto (RIO) made a proactive acquisition when it bought an emerging coking coal player in…
September 11, 2011 Coal demand to go up to 1000 MT by 12th Plan-end: Plan Panel The Planning Commission has estimated the country's coal demand to go up to 1,000 million tonne (MT) by the end of the 12th Plan period (2012-2017), necessitating over 200 MT…
September 11, 2011 New Mines Bill to be tabled in Parliament in winter session The new Mines Bill, which provides for sharing of profits and royalty with project-affected people, is likely to be introduced in the winter session of Parliament, a senior official said.…
September 11, 2011 Activists in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province rally against coal-fired power plant plan BANGKOK, September 11 (TNA) - a group of environmental activists has staged a rally in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province’s Thap Sakae District, demanding the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)…
September 10, 2011 BHPB Australia coal mine strikes continue Workers at mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd's metallurgical coal mines in Australia plan to continue strikes over the weekend and early next week, although unions are set to meet with…
September 10, 2011 Eskom tariffs may harm beneficiation: Mining sector The government's drive to encourage companies to beneficiate the minerals they mine is threatened by the rapidly rising cost of electricity. " Electricity prices are threatening the viability of many…
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