August 15, 2011 Commodities in new $21bn sell-off Gold may have hit a record high ($1,800 an ounce) last week. But behind the bullishness, some commodities are on the defensive, according to data from the US Commodity Futures…
August 15, 2011 Coal train activists guilty of trespass Five environmental activists have pled guilty to charges following a protest where a man attached himself to rail line in order to disrupt coal trains. The Greenpeace activists were arrested…
August 15, 2011 10 die in China coal mine blast A blast in a coal mine in China killed 10 people, officials said Monday. The blast, due to accumulation of gas inside the mine, took place Sunday night in southwest…
August 15, 2011 Mega Uranium Ltd. releases unaudited results for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011 Mega Uranium today announces its unaudited results for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011. As at June 30, 2011, Mega had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities…
August 15, 2011 Platinum dreams Platinum is the most precious metal of them all. How to invest in it?
August 15, 2011 Q+A-What happened to China’s power shortages Earlier this year, China warned that it could be facing its worst electricity shortages in years and that blackouts and power rationing could dent the economy over the summer. Experts…
August 15, 2011 Eskom signs uranium deal with Russia POWER utility Eskom yesterday signed a long-term contract with Russian state uranium trader Tenex to supply enriched uranium, according to the head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, which owns…
August 15, 2011 Mining industry gives Saara tax ultimatum Saara Kuugongelwa- Amadhila THE mining industry has given Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila until Wednesday to reconsider her intended tax reforms before they alert investors worldwide to “the most devastating elements”…
August 15, 2011 Queensland to ban exploration in urban areas Queensland on Monday placed further restrictions on exploration activities in the state, after Cabinet considered a new policy to ban exploration in and around urban areas. Premier Anna Bligh said…
August 15, 2011 Mine company to address concerns EOG Resources will soon make its case to the public on an air quality permit application, but company officials were recently making the rounds with the media in Cooke and…
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