June 25, 2012 Platinum outlook remains volatile A third round of quantitative easing won't help support platinum and palladium prices, according to Erica Rannestad, platinum group metals specialist with CPM Group in New York. So, what will…
June 25, 2012 Power to China in the IMF – does this mean gold to be mobilized? While the B.R.I.C.S nations are contributing to the I.M.F.’s funding with the purpose of shoring up the global financial system, they’ve stipulated that they want more power in the I.M.F.
June 25, 2012 Glencore, Lexshell consortium owns 71% of Optimum Coal A consortium comprising commodities trader Glencore and South African businessperson Cyril Ramaphosa’s Lexshell 849 has increased its shareholding in black economic-empowered Optimum Coal to just over 70%.
June 25, 2012 Coal prices sink again as Chinese storage yards near capacity Analysts are now saying that the world's second largest economy may not be the "long-term structural importer of thermal coal" suppliers have been betting on.
June 25, 2012 Rio Tinto makes first coal shipment from Mozambique Giant miner Rio Tinto said Monday that it has started exporting premium hard coking coal from its Mozambique Benga Mine, its first shipment of 34,000 tons has left the Port…
June 24, 2012 Mapping coal port expansion in the Pacific Northwest The Columbian, a newspaper out of Vancouver, WA, put together a handy map showing proposed development plans for six coal terminals in Oregon and Washington, the status of each along…
June 24, 2012 Doubts on Xstrata’s involvement MINING industry-owned Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal has selected four miners for its second-stage expansion.
June 24, 2012 BHP Billiton provides $1b silver lining The flagging fortunes of Australia's manufacturing industry have meant the Illawarra region has had a pretty rough trot over the past couple of years. Front and centre was the decision…
June 24, 2012 Coal export terminals would bring jobs, execs say There's no doubt global energy companies and railroads see profits if Washington and Oregon welcome coal exports. But coal backers say they'll bring large-scale benefits, including thousands of construction and…
June 24, 2012 Smaller coal miners operate below cost As many as 10 percent of Indonesian coal producers are operating mines below cost after prices for the commodity slumped amid weaker Asian demand, according to Australia & New Zealand…
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