Building an iron ore mine in the arctic will be costly
Reuters catalogues some of the challenges to develop the Mary River iron ore deposit: “Iron ore’s not like gold. A little bar […]
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Sasol abandons plans for Indonesian coal to liquids project
South African oil from coal pioneer, Sasol, is dropping plan for a Coal to liquids (CTL) project in Indonesia to concentrate on Gas to liquids opportunities.
Coal to be imported from US by Indian steelmaker SAIL
Steel Authority of India charters bulk carrier to load coal from Newport VA, to secure alternative supplies after Queensland floods.
South Korea tenders for copper and tin ingots
3,000 tonnes of copper and 200 tonnes of tin ingots sought by South Korea, says Public Procurement Service.
Australian company pours first gold at Ghanaian project
In what it says was the culmination of 8 years of work, Adamus Resources announced it has poured its first gold bar at its Nzema gold project in Ghana.
RusAl files lawsuit against Norilsk Nickel
The world’s top aluminum producer RusAl has filed three law suits against Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest nickel producer, over its deals […]
Compass Minerals Acquires Canadian Sulfate of Potash Producer, Big Quill Resources Inc.
News Blaze reports: Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) has acquired Big Quill Resources Inc., Canada’s leading producer of sulphate of potash, in an […]
York Potash sold to Sirius Minerals for £25.1 million
Sirius Minerals, the only London-listed potash company, said it bought privately held York Potash Ltd for 25.1 million pounds ($39.82 million) to […]
Australia floods force ships to look for coal supplies elsewhere
Reuters reports: An increasing number of dry bulk carriers are departing eastern Australia’s coal ports empty-handed as devastating floods force companies to […]
