May 17, 2012 Crated and buried Spitfires cause business split Two business partners have fallen out over attempts to dig up about 60 pristine Spitfires that were put in storage and buried in Myanmar after World War II. Each is…
May 16, 2012 Xstrata $60 billion Philippine mine may stall at church door Xstrata Plc (XTA), the world’s fourth- biggest copper producer, risks missing a 2016 target to begin extracting about $60 billion of minerals from its project in the Philippines because of…
May 15, 2012 BHP Billiton puts its money on the iron ore market and China BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE:BHP) is betting on the iron ore market as one of the forces to drive the mining industry in the next decade, especially as developing nations such…
May 15, 2012 Chinese steel giant invests heavily in Quebec iron ore property Toronto to Shanghai is a long haul, even in the age of intercontinental air travel, and Allen Palmiere can attest to that because he’s made the 23-hour trip more than…
May 15, 2012 China’s stricter emission rules lift palladium demand China's autocatalyst palladium demand in 2011 rose 11 percent, outpacing single-digit growth in car sales as stricter emission regulations forced carmakers to use more platinum group metals, refiner Johnson Matthey…
May 15, 2012 NMDC mines affected over Naxal attack Production in the Kirandul mines of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh was affected Monday following Naxal attack that killed six Central Industrial Security Force…
May 15, 2012 Indian/U.S. joint venture for global operation in large mining machine parts India’s Vulcan Industrial Engineering Co (VIECL) and L&H Industrial of Gillette, Wyoming, USA, both claiming to be “leaders in engineering services and products for the global mining industry,” have launched…
May 14, 2012 CIL, Limpopo government ink pact to develop coal mines in South Africa The government today said Coal India (CIL) has signed a pact with government of Limpopo, South Africa for jointly identifying, exploring and developing coal mines.
May 14, 2012 India plagued by problems acquiring foreign mines India is not China when it comes to successful acquisitions of foreign mining companies, reports the Wall Street Journal.
May 14, 2012 Uncertain coal supplies in India drive Power Ministry to seek Prime Minister’s intervention With no end in sight to the continuing tussle between state-run Cola India Limited (CIL) and the power producers over the fuel supply issues, the Power Ministry has petitioned the…
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
