September 13, 2012 ‘Eastwooding’ space miners pitch ideas to ‘invisible Obama’ No U.S. president has waxed as poetically about mining the moon the way John F. Kennedy did about landing on it. But that didn't stop four entrepreneurs from making their…
September 13, 2012 More coal mining jobs axed in Australia; Vale joins BHP and Xstrata Brazilian mining giant Vale has followed the gloomy trend set by BHP and Xstrata by announcing it will lay-off workers at its coal operations.
September 13, 2012 Mining outlook for Canada’s North less promising than projected Sinking global commodity prices have negatively impacted Canada’s North near-future mining outlook, but longer-term prospects for the industry in the three territories remain strong.
September 12, 2012 Indian state of Goa shuts down iron mines The 93 mines in India's richest state of Goa, 90 of which are iron ore producers, have been force to halt operations after a government-backed inquiry said they were illegal…
September 12, 2012 Xi’s elusive whereabouts trigger grave concern on eve of China’s leadership transition The absence of Xi Jinping from several key occasions of state this month has triggered grave concerns about the well-being of China's presumptive heir to power on the eve of…
September 11, 2012 Australia’s new tax hike angers miners and may hit projects Australia’s mining giants are threatening both the government of Queensland and the federal authorities with dropping all of their new projects in response to the state’s surprise increase in coal…
September 11, 2012 ABB wins $140 million order in Brazil to automate world’s largest iron ore mine ABB has won orders totaling $140 million from Brazilian miner giant Vale to supply automation and electrical equipment for the world’s largest iron ore project investment, which includes developing a…
September 10, 2012 Afghanistan’s trillion-dollar mineral assets imperilled by corruption Mining companies would give their eye teeth to exploit Afghanistan’s recently discovered $1 trillion of untapped mineral wealth, but analysts warn that corruption, war and lack of infrastructure are likely…
September 10, 2012 Further signs of stimulus plans from a slowing China China is showing further signs that stimulus spending to prop up its slowing economy could well be on the way with President Hu Jintao evincing a commitment to economic growth…
September 8, 2012 Why a former metals trader is leaving China for good after 16 years "The result is the biggest property bubble in history, which when it pops will sound like a thousand firework accidents."
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
