August 2, 2011 South Africa mines minister says nationalisation wrong, dangerous question to ask Asking whether South Africa should nationalise its mining industry was the wrong, dangerous question to ask in searching for the answer to South Africa’s “evil triplets” of poverty, inequality and…
August 2, 2011 Xstrata profits jump 27%, expects even better second half Anglo-Swiss mining giant Xstrata said on Tuesday its first half net profit jumped 27 per cent to $US2.9 billion and that it expected even better earnings for the second half.…
August 2, 2011 South Africa mine nationalization ‘closest since end of apartheid’ Businessweek quotes a confidential report prepared for South Africa's mining CEOs as saying South Africa’s ruling party is closer to some form of nationalization than at any other time since…
August 1, 2011 Ten more years for Spanish nuclear plant Spain's nuclear regulator has unanimously approved a ten-year operating licence extension for the two-unit Ascó nuclear power plant, covering the period 2011-2021. The Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear (CSN) has submitted…
August 1, 2011 Australia mining boom has two speeds Call it the two-speed mining boom. On the one hand, there are all the active miners and explorers attending Diggers & Dealers in Kalgoorlie who - provided they have a…
August 1, 2011 Peru’s Portage Resources rewards speculators with 10:1 split, stock’s rollercoaster ride gathers pace In late morning trade shares in Miraflores-based Portage Resources had gained more than 12% after announcing a 10:1 future stock split that would, after cancellation of some of the shares…
August 1, 2011 Krishnapatnam Port comes under scrutiny in India iron ore scandal Times of India reports the Santosh Hegde Lokayukta report on illegal iron ore mining says export of illegal iron ore took place from Krishnapatnam port.
August 1, 2011 150,000 South Africa coal workers to return to work Tuesday Workers in South Africa's coal sector are expected to return to their posts on Tuesday after the unions and the SA Chamber of Mines signed a two-year wage agreement, ending…
August 1, 2011 ArcelorMittal, Peabody bid for Macarthur Coal turns hostile The Peabody-ArcelorMittal combine has offered a bid of AUD 15.50 per share plus a dividend of 16 cents per share, following the rejection of their conditional offer for an increase…
July 31, 2011 Newmont Mining’s CEO sees gold at $1,750/oz next year Newmont Mining Corp’s (NEM.N) second-quarter profit missed Wall Street expectations as higher costs and lower production offset a soaring gold price that hit a record high on Friday.
Imerys freezes UK lithium project to focus on France Imerys said the French state would invest 50 million euros for a minority stake in the Emili project. February 19, 2026 | 10:58 am
