April 1, 2011 Carbon price will not hit Australia’s coal mines – government The vast majority of Australia's coal mines will not face materially higher costs under a polluter-pays scheme designed to reduce carbon emissions, according to Treasury Department documents released by the…
March 31, 2011 SouthGobi Resources announces updated NI 43-101 compliant coal resources and reserves for Its Ovoot Tolgoi Complex in Mongolia SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX:SGQ)(HK:1878) announced today that new, independent estimates prepared by Minarco-MineConsult ("MMC"), have updated coal resources and proven and probable mineral reserves contained at the company's Ovoot Tolgoi…
March 31, 2011 Grande Cache Coal Corporation announces new handling agreement with Westshore Terminals Limited Partnership Grande Cache Coal Corporation (TSX:GCE) ("Grande Cache Coal") has reached an agreement with Westshore Terminals Limited Partnership to exclusively handle Grande Cache Coal's annual coal tonnages that it ships through…
March 30, 2011 BHP Billiton moves to feasibility stage of Olympic dam expansion Top global miner BHP Billiton has moved into the feasibility study stage of preparing a long-awaited expansion of the Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine in South Australia.
March 29, 2011 Rio Tinto cuts 50% condition to try secure Riversdale bid Global miner Rio Tinto lowered the acceptance condition on its A$3.9 billion ($4 billion) offer for Riversdale Mining on Tuesday after entering into talks with Brazil's CSN , a major…
March 29, 2011 General Director of MMC Norilsk Nickel meets South African President Vladimir Strzhalkovsky, the General Director and Chairman of the Management Board of MMC Norilsk Nickel (the Company) met with the President of the Republic of South Africa Jakob Zuma in…
March 28, 2011 Ottawa fights EU’s dirty fuel label on oil sands: Globe European Union politicians are preparing to label Canadian oilsands a "dirty fuel," according to a report in the Globe and Mail, which could cause European oil companies to pull back…
March 28, 2011 Gold & silver daily review The gold price fell in Asia after the 125-page report on world markets was issued by the People’s Bank of China, the Chinese central bank. In it, it said, "We…
March 28, 2011 Dirty old tricks All in all it was a great week. Markets rebounded nicely and shrugged off higher oil prices and put in very good performances.
March 25, 2011 Markets quake The metals markets were briefly sidetracked by the Japanese earthquake and subsequent nuclear emergency. Gold did not know whether to go up or down in response to the damage wrought…
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
