September 29, 2014 India’s biggest underground coal mine opens next month With an annual capacity of 2.8 million tonnes the mine is expected to help feed the country’s starved power stations.
September 29, 2014 China to impose revamped coal tax in December The new resource expected to encourage a more efficient use of coal, which has been blamed for the nation's severe air pollution troubles.
September 29, 2014 Vale and Sumitomo have decided to close their Isaac Plains coalmine in Queenslands Bowen Basin The Australian coal sector continues to contract sharply, with hundreds of workers at another Queensland mine set to be told of imminent job losses on Tuesday morning.
September 29, 2014 Singapore kilobar gold trading to debut mid-Oct Moves seeks to establish Singapore as centre for precious metals after the government removed 7% goods and services tax on investment-grade gold, silver and platinum in October 2012.
September 28, 2014 Open-pit mining suspended after four killed at Freeport Indonesia’s copper mine Freeport-McMoRan Inc temporarily suspended open-pit mining at its Indonesian mine on Saturday, a company statement said, after four people died in an accident at one of the world's biggest copper…
September 26, 2014 Rio Tinto-Mongolia deal on Oyu Tolgoi expansion ‘days away’ We've heard this before.
September 26, 2014 World Gold Council bullish on demand, ETFs role Industry body sees demand rising as economic growth lifts consumers’ incomes.
September 26, 2014 Gold smuggling into India hits new record highs About 50 tonnes of the precious metal reportedly made it into the country only in the past 10 days.
September 24, 2014 India’s top court cancels over 200 coal licences It only spared four of the licences granted since 1993.
September 23, 2014 Canada’s oil sands to remain unhurt by falling crude prices Producers’ limited export pipeline capacity coupled with the end of the U.S. summer driving season has tend to lead to oil surpluses, sending prices down. .. Not this year.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
