May 18, 2011 Coal India to ink joint venture with Peabody Coal India, the world's largest coal producer, is on a high. The state-run company is set to pick up a 15% stake in a joint venture with US-based coal firm…
May 17, 2011 Los Angeles Times uncovers child labour in India’s coal mines Los Angeles Times published a photo essay on May 14 looking at child labour in the coal mines located in India: "Times South Asia bureau chief Mark Magnier and photojournalist…
May 16, 2011 What’s driving the divergence of commodity prices As the chart below demonstrates commodity prices are driven by different factors. The precious metals prices have been the hyperbolic driver of headline commodities news relative to the broader based…
May 16, 2011 John Kaiser: alternative energy fuels mining boom Advances in energy and agriculture are creating demand for previously ignored metals such as scandium, tellurium and indium. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Mining Analyst John Kaiser,…
May 16, 2011 Without QE3, commodities may suffer While China continues to make asset driven economic decisions and now looks like a traction control experiment where the economy is like a car that is driving on ice that…
May 16, 2011 Chart of the day: commodity flows QE, of course, only happens when interest rates hit the zero bound, so it’s impossible to disentangle the effects of QE from the effects of G3 interest rates all coming…
May 13, 2011 Infrastructure projects essential to Russian mining Often located in some of the world’s most sparsely populated areas, developing mining projects in resource-rich areas more often than not means working in some of the most isolated regions…
May 13, 2011 Strong gold and PGM revenues see Franco-Nevada Q1 net income up 157% Franco Nevada reported an adjusted net income of US$21.4 million or 18-cents per share for the first quarter, a 157% increase over the adjusted net income of US$8.3 million or…
May 12, 2011 Coal and copper led BC miners to profitable 2010 Buoyant prices for coal and copper yielded a profitable year for miners in British Columbia, according to PwC’s annual report on the BC mining industry. PwC partners Michael Cinnamond and…
May 12, 2011 Cloud Peak’s new $297.7m tract adds 12 years of coal production U.S. number three coal producer and supplier of some 4% of the country’s electricity announced a successful $297.7m bid for an additional tract at its Antelope mine in Wyoming. The…
Northern Star climbs to record high as first-half profit surges 49% The gold miner reported underlying net profit after tax of A$759.8 million ($541 million) for the half year ended December 31. February 11, 2026 | 03:33 pm
