April 25, 2017 Caterpillar soars as first quarter sales jump for first time in over two years The giant equipment maker's quarterly profit surged past estimates helped by a recovery in most of its end markets.
April 21, 2017 India’s Supreme Court won’t try forcing UK to return Kohinoor diamond The court said it cannot interfere in the diplomatic process nor can it direct another country to not auction the gem.
April 20, 2017 Vale’s iron ore output just hit another record Production of the steelmaking raw material jumped 11% to 86.2 million tonnes in the January-March period, compared to the same quarter a year earlier.
April 18, 2017 Climate change and risks to fossil fuel industry: sustainability train has left the station Burning coal, oil, and natural gas is responsible for two-thirds of humanity’s emissions of greenhouse gases, and yet provides more than 20% of GDP in two dozen nations.
April 18, 2017 Freeport, Indonesia work out initial Grasberg exports deal The Indonesian unit is now in the process of obtaining a full export permit.
April 18, 2017 Turkmenistan opens bid process for country’s second potash plant The new plant, to be based at the Karabil potash deposit, is estimated to be worth about $1.4 billion.
April 18, 2017 Another potash mine coming soon to Canada’s Saskatchewan Western Potash said it’s moving ahead with its Milestone project, expected to produce 146,000 tonnes of potash annually over 12 years of planned operations.
April 17, 2017 Gold price goes up… and then slightly down The yellow metal ended the U.S. day session modestly down at $1,286.20 an ounce
April 17, 2017 Vietnam authorities to investigate illegal gold mining Dozens of people flock to the Bong Mieu mine every day to extract gold
April 14, 2017 Potash producer Belaruskali to make new kind of fertilizer — report The company is also said to be mulling a number of investment projects involving a Chinese chemical company.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
