May 23, 2012 Dennis Gartman: irrational selling driving commodities lower Looking at the sell-off in gold, oil, copper and other commodities, strategic investor Dennis Gartman says, it feels like the market is growing irrational.
May 22, 2012 South African coal-to-liquid giant opens $440 million shaft Sasol Mining produces more than 40 million tons of coal a year, with more than 90% of the coal mined being beneficiated by Sasol to produce high-quality synthetic fuels and…
May 22, 2012 Olympic Dam Taskforce CEO to doubters: We’re planning 10,000-strong village, already building airstrip for 737s The copper-uranium-gold-silver project has a 100 year mining life, so a glitch this year was unlikely to sway a company that thinks well ahead, the CEO of the Olympic Dam…
May 22, 2012 Cardero and Ridley Terminals announce long-term port allocation for Carbon Creek Contract volume is set at 500,000 tonnes per annum ("tpa") through 2014, increasing to 900,000 tpa in 2015.
May 22, 2012 Foreign investment in the oilsands a win-win We certainly could produce oil in Alberta without the contributions of foreign businesses. But would it be a good idea?
May 22, 2012 Patriot Coal is burning down Trading in the stock was halted in a circuit breaker around lunchtime after falling 57.6% over doubts about its finances and is now worth less than tenth of what it…
May 21, 2012 Thar coal: Pakistan’s hope for energy self-sufficiency The estimates indicate that 135 to 175 billion tonnes of lignite coal can be obtained from the deposit, which can produce thousands of megawatts of electricity for decades.
May 21, 2012 Hard coal landing: Australia scraps $9 billion port expansion The state government has scrapped plans for a $8.8 billion coal terminal expansion project at Queensland's Abbot Point, Australia citing funding issues and environmental regulations, but China's slowing economy probably…
May 21, 2012 Billionaire battle: Property tycoon says Rinehart is bilking him out of iron royalties Gina Rinehart, the world of mining's 4th richest person, is meeting a fellow billionaire Stan Perron in the Australian supreme court this week in a fight over – no surprises…
May 21, 2012 Iron ore hits six-month low as China just says no Iron ore prices fell on Monday to six-month lows of $130/tonne as Chinese steelmakers demand cargo deferrals or simply default on shipments.
Vittangi graphite mine in Sweden gets zoning plan approval The mine, operated by Australia's Talga Group, is expected to produce around 100,000 metric tons of graphite ore a year. January 23, 2026 | 07:37 am
