July 20, 2011 WA announces uranium mining royalties The West Australian Government has announced it will levy a 5 per cent royalty on uranium and magnetite iron ore. By 2014-15 the State Government expects to reap more than…
July 19, 2011 Canada stocks gain on strong commodities Strong metal and oil stocks lift the TSX Composite Index Tuesday as the loonie rallies on expectations of eventual rate hike.
July 19, 2011 Watch live – an iron ore mine being built in northern Sweden Live cams are not just for watching baby eagles and monitoring highway conditions, Northland has its own where users can see how much progress the company has made on its…
July 19, 2011 Q4 output down 17% on furnace shutdown – International Ferro Metals South African miner International Ferro Metals said output fell 17 percent in the fourth quarter due to a scheduled shutdown of a furnace. Ferrochrome production was at 42,584 tonnes for…
July 19, 2011 Record mine profit as shipping slumps on glut The largest glut of ships in history means the cheapest freight rates relative to iron-ore prices in at least a decade, helping Rio Tinto Group and BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP)…
July 19, 2011 Legacy Iron under the radar, NMDC transformative for Mt Bevan Iron Ore Project Legacy Iron Ore (ASX: LCY) is an iron ore exploration company that is based in Western Australia, and is developing the Mt Bevan Iron Ore Project, which has the potential…
July 18, 2011 Commodities 2011 halftime report Commodities don’t all perform in the same way. In any given year, a particular commodity will go gangbusters and outperform the group.
July 18, 2011 Forrest digs heels in over WA royalty deal ANDREW "Twiggy" Forrest, one of Australia's richest men and a champion of the fight against indigenous disadvantage, is being accused of ripping off traditional owners in a West Australian iron…
July 18, 2011 Metal manufacturer moves to Ind. with 100 new jobs Special Metals Corp. announced this weekend that it will relocate operations from Rockford, Ill., to Elkhart, Ind., creating up to 100 new jobs by 2014. The inventor and producer of…
July 18, 2011 China’s Hanlong makes $1.5 billion bid for Sundance China's Sichuan Hanlong Group made a bid to buy out the shares it doesn't already own in West African iron ore exploration company Sundance Resources, valuing the private conglomerate at…
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am
