June 23, 2011 Commodities fall most in seven weeks Bloomberg reports that commodities dropped the most in seven weeks after the International Energy Agency announced plans to release emergency oil supplies.Gold for August delivery fell 2.4 percent to $1,516.60…
June 23, 2011 China sticks to ban on favourable power tariffs for energy-intensive sectors China's top economic planner on Thursday reiterated a ban on favourable power tariffs for power-intensive sectors as the world's second-largest electricity consumer struggles to deal with its worst power crisis…
June 23, 2011 Caledon Resources agrees to be bought by Chinese investment group Australian coking coal producer Caledon Resources said it agreed to be bought by a Chinese investment group for 313.1 million pounds ($507 million), in a long-awaited deal which has finally…
June 23, 2011 Share buy-back plan receives regulatory approval – Teck The Diversified miner said Wednesday that regulators have approved a plan, that will take effect from June 27th, allowing the group to buy back as much as 6.9% of its…
June 22, 2011 Vale to build coal-to-liquid plant in Mozambique The Brazilian mining company Vale is to enter into a partnership with the Portuguese company SGC Energia to build an industrial unit to convert coal into liquid fuel in Moatize…
June 22, 2011 It’s time to invest in coal Coal prices are surging ahead even as most other commodities pull back, spurred on by expectations that metallurgical and thermal coal production will again fail to meet rising global demand…
June 22, 2011 New Zealand PM says mining practices will change New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has told The Australian newspaper there will be changes in New Zealand mine safety regulations. Key made the comments in an interview when asked…
June 22, 2011 The cleaner road to a sustainable future It is a broadly accepted truism that clean living and hard work make for a long life. That may help explain the growing popularity of natural gas as a foundational…
June 22, 2011 Blackham Resources Limited (ASX:BLK) Proves Up Billion Tonne Coalfield At Scaddan Project Australian energy company, Blackham Resources Limited (Blackham) (ASX:BLK) is pleased to announce a significant increase in the coal resource at its Scaddan Energy Project in Western Australia. Scaddan and Zanthus…
June 22, 2011 Venezuela moves forward with expropriation of Matesi Tenaris S.A. (NYSE: TS) (BAE: TS) (MXSE: TS) (MILAN: TEN) announced today that, within the framework of the Venezuelan National Assembly's law declaring all of Matesi's assets to be of…
Copper price: Strains deepen as global smelting activity hits decade low Copper prices are under renewed pressure after satellite data showed 1.2 million tonnes of January smelter capacity outside China went idle. February 12, 2026 | 11:01 am
