August 4, 2011 Rio Tinto investors wake up Thursday $10 billion poorer Rio Tinto reported a surge in profits due to strong demand in Asia and higher metals prices on Thursday but shares in the company spiked lower in New York, opening…
August 3, 2011 New $3.9 billion Australia coal export terminal faces more delays, ballooning costs A new coal terminal proposed for Gladstone port's Wiggins Island in Queensland has met with delays for the third time this year, as the project's 16 coal company shareholders including…
August 3, 2011 One tree-sitter arrested at ex-Massey mine One protesters associated with the Radical Action for Mountain People's Survival Campaign has been arrested after climbing down from a tree platform he has been occupying at Coal River Mountain…
August 2, 2011 Cloud Peak Energy quarterly profits $94.6 million Coal producer Cloud Peak Energy on Tuesday reported net income for the second quarter of $94.6 million or $1.56 per share, rising from $15.9 million or $0.51 per share in…
August 2, 2011 Group says Alberta coal-fired power plant approval rushed to beat climate rules An environmental group filing a court challenge over the approval of a coal-fired power plant in northern Alberta says the provincial regulator deliberately rushed the go-ahead to help the company…
August 2, 2011 Yanzhou Coal buys two Australian coal mines for $202 million Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. China's fourth-largest coal producer, yesterday acquired two Australian coal producers, Syntech Holdings Pty Ltd and Syntech Holdings II Pty Ltd, for A$202.5 million in cash.
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 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…
Hedge funds cut bullish gold wagers to lowest in 15 weeks Hedge funds and other large speculators reduced net-long positions by 23%. February 06, 2026 | 03:33 pm
