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.
September 23, 2014 Sneaking it anyway: When it`s taboo to buy gold in India Pitru Paksha is upon us, a time when it is considered bad form to make deals of any sort. But times are changing.
September 23, 2014 BHP-Mitsubishi axing 700 coal mining jobs Companies said over-staffing in the current environment was threatening the viability of their Australian operations.
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