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…
July 18, 2011 Iron ore exports seen falling to 8-year low MUMBAI: Iron ore exports from India are likely to fall by more than a quarter to their lowest level in eight years because of higher costs and slow efforts in…
July 17, 2011 India mining bill: states to get to call bids The Hindustan Times reports India's new mining bill will empower state governments to hand out leases, take up prospecting and exploration activities before mines and call for bids for commercial…
July 17, 2011 Citic Pacific’s budget blown as WA ore project costs soar The Australian reports China-backed Citic Pacific's $US5.2 billion West Australian iron ore project has been hit with a $US900 million budget blowout in another sign of growing costs in the…
July 17, 2011 Karnataka iron ore exports delayed State government is putting in place RFID tags, smart cards to regulate movement of ore traffic.Exports of iron ore from Karnataka are likely to be delayed by over three months,…
July 16, 2011 Brazil’s Minerinvest plans iron ore venture with European steel firm Brazilian iron-ore company Minerinvest Mineracao Ltda. is negotiating a joint venture with a European steelmaker and a European bank to mine two iron-ore deposits in Brazil's Minas Gerais state, a…
July 15, 2011 Iron ore spot price extends gains on firm Chinese steel demand Spot iron ore prices extended gains on Friday, driving a key global index to near two-month peaks, as steel mills in top producer China continued to restock the raw material…
EU said to allow telecoms copper switch-off delay to 2035 The move would give national governments discretion to set their own copper phase-out timelines based on local market conditions, network readiness and consumer impact. January 15, 2026 | 10:54 am
