June 30, 2011 Teck announces pricing of US$2.0 billion notes offering Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) ("Teck") announced today that it has priced its previously announced offering of senior unsecured notes. Teck will issue US$2.0 billion in…
June 30, 2011 Right time to get into commodities, says Barclays Capital The world seems set to enter a period of slower growth and higher inflation and investors would do well to gain some direct exposure to commodity markets, said Barclays Capital…
June 30, 2011 Invest in commodities rather than producers Investing directly in commodities through indexes gives an investor more direct exposure to commodity prices than investing in the producers, whose returns were more aligned with equities.
June 30, 2011 Mining truck tires now pricier than a Merc China's insatiable demand for commodities has prompted a tripling in the price of mining truck tyres, making them more expensive than a Mercedes sportscar. Prices for tyres about 3.5 meters…
June 29, 2011 $3.5bn writ hits West Australia mines deal The coalmines that once powered the fortunes of reclusive West Australian millionaire Ric Stowe are at the centre of a $3.5 billion lawsuit between the mines' new owner and its…
June 29, 2011 Royal Coal appoints Rodney Mays as COO Royal Coal Corp. has appointed Rodney Mays as Chief Operations Officer. Mays is an experienced operations manager with 26 years of coal mining experience and strong industry knowledge. He brings…
June 29, 2011 Govt says Massey to blame for fatal blast, falsified safety reports A coal mine explosion that killed 29 people in West Virginia last year was probably caused by faulty water sprays, badly managed ventilation and built-up coal dust, and could have…
June 29, 2011 China coal company buys $200m worth of Australian farms It has been brewing for some time, but the revelation that Chinese state-owned company Shenhua Watermark Coal had spent about $200 million buying up 43 farms on prime agricultural land…
June 29, 2011 BIV: Prophecy coal delivers historic shipment to Russia A Vancouver-based company is behind Mongolia’s first shipment of coal to the Republic of Buryatia in the Russian Federation. On Wednesday, Prophecy Coal (TSX-V:PCY) said it had shipped 650 tonnes,…
June 29, 2011 Brazil’s steel industry ‘almost at crisis point’ FoxBusiness.com quotes an analyst at an industry conference in Rio de Janeiro as saying on Tuesday Brazil's steel industry is "almost at crisis point," due to the country's strong currency…
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
