November 9, 2012 Mitsubishi’s $6.7 billion Oakajee project scuppered by costs blowout and Chinese demurral Mitsubishi's AUD$6.7 billion Oakajee port and rail project in Western Australia has been put on hold as the company cuts costs in the face of adverse economic conditions and struggles…
November 8, 2012 Centerra shares drop despite increasing reserve estimate of major gold project Centerra Gold (TSX:CG) was trading low on Thursday morning, after the Canadian gold miner reported Wednesday night a $46.8 million quarterly loss due to higher costs and severely lower production…
November 8, 2012 Lynas wins battle against activists, gears up to start rare earths production in Malaysia Australia's Lynas Corp (ASX:LYC) won Thursday the latest of a series of long-dragged legal battles against activists, which took the company to court for allegedly causing major health and environmental…
November 8, 2012 Pentagon and Toyota seek to overcome China’s rare earth strangehold The US Department of Defense and Japanese automaker Toyota (NYSE:TM) have embarked upon simultaneous bids to overcome China's strangehold on rare earth metals via the development of North American supply…
November 7, 2012 Tata Steel disputes $1 billion fine Tata Steel Ltd. (NSE:TATASTEEL), India’s largest private steelmaker, is contesting a $1 billion for allegedly mining above the limit volumes in the mineral-rich eastern state of Orissa, which —ironically— is…
November 6, 2012 Molycorp sues contractor for over $45 million Molycorp Inc. (NYSE:MCP), one of the only non-Chinese producers of rare earths, has sued the engineering company responsible for designing the chemical processes at its troubled Project Phoenix for over…
November 6, 2012 Is Pakistan’s paranoia pushing it into a nuclear war with India? The possibility of a nuclear war between Pakistan and India grows every day.
November 6, 2012 Anti-mining advocate arrested in Philippines over Facebook posting A 62 year-old woman was arrested in the Philippines for promoting an upcoming demonstration opposing magnetite mining back in 2011.
November 6, 2012 Canada to supply India with nuclear energy After two years fine-tuning details of their nuclear cooperation agreement, Canada and India have finally reached consensus and the countries representatives announced Tuesday a deal that will see Canadian companies…
November 6, 2012 WTO to decide on China-EU solar power dispute The ongoing battle over renewable energy between China and the European Union got a lot worse Monday, after Beijing filed a complaint to the World Trade Organization charging the EU…
Chile’s Mantoverde copper output hit as labor talks stall, union says The labor authority had notified that the company will not have emergency personnel from the union to keep facilities operational. January 12, 2026 | 11:18 am
