July 1, 2012 Australia’s carbon emission tax kicks in After years of political wrangling, the Minerals Resource Rent Tax or MRRT takes affect as the country's largest polluters will now pay A$23 for every tonne of greenhouse gas they…
July 1, 2012 Billionaire Rinehart says she’s willing to buy back GVK shares July 1 (Bloomberg) -- Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart, who sold a majority stake in her Hancock Prospecting Pty's coal projects to India's GVK Group last year, said she is happy…
July 1, 2012 Gold imports could rise by 20 pct in 2nd half: Bullion association The second half of this year may see 20 percent increase in gold imports to 300 tonnes over the first six months, a bullion association has said.
July 1, 2012 Zambales leaders reject coal plant Zambales leaders on Friday rejected plans for the construction of a 600-megawatt coal-fired plant here, during a public hearing that was arranged by a consortium of energy firms to convince…
July 1, 2012 Japan restarts first nuclear reactor since crisis Ohi nuclear plant’s reactor No. 3 was restarted on Sunday, the first nuclear reactor to power back up after Fukushima nuclear disaster.
June 30, 2012 Ignore the market jump, a reckoning is coming: Jim Rogers Jim Rogers poured cold water on Friday's stock rally after European leaders agreed to backstop more debt-stricken banks. The S&P 500 jumped 2.49% on Friday, and spot gold was up…
June 29, 2012 Investors stock up on Ivanhoe Mines before IVN disappears from the boards for good Ivanhoe Mines was up 7.6% in afternoon trade on Friday after the company provided an update on its Oyu Tolgoi project in Mongolia and announced shareholders had approved a name…
June 29, 2012 Opposition victory in Mongolia vote promises greater share of mining profits for citizens The opposition Democratic Party declared victory in yesterday’s parliamentary elections over Mongolia’s ruling party in a highly disputed election that focused on how to better share profits from a conflict-ridden…
June 29, 2012 Japan utilities reject calls to abandon nuclear Japan's nine nuclear power utilities have rejected calls from some of their shareholders to reduce or even eliminate the use of nuclear energy. Tokyo Electric Power Co's shareholders approved a…
June 29, 2012 Woulfe Mining strategic agreement update In regard to its Korean-based mining project, the Woulfe press release states, " there is no extra 60 days in the deal with our strategic partner and it is on…
Capstone Copper’s Chilean workers ready to strike if mediation fails The 645-member union rejected a contract offer in mid-December. December 24, 2025 | 12:12 pm
