May 22, 2012 Xstrata relies on China to lift copper demand Copper demand in China, the world's main consumer of the red metal, is expected to rebound in the second half of 2012, despite the uncertain outlook for Europe, the head…
May 22, 2012 Rio Tinto sells aluminum business for $185 million In what it seems a move towards exiting the aluminum wire business, diversified miner Rio Tinto (LON & NYSE:RIO) announced it is selling its U.S.-based wire and cable business Alcan…
May 20, 2012 Global, Indian, Spain, Iran refined copper production rises in Q1: WBMS Global refined copper production rose by 3% year-on-year to 4.95 million tons in the first quarter (Q1) of this year with significant increase in Spain, Iran and India, as per…
May 20, 2012 China may surpass India as biggest gold market, WGC says Gold demand in China may surge as much as 30 percent this year as rising incomes boost consumption, helping the country topple as the world's largest bullion market on an…
May 20, 2012 Tata Steel forecasts improved demand amid European woes India's Tata Steel forecast improving global demand in spite of European woes, as the world's No.7 steelmaker reported a bigger-than-expected drop in quarterly profit after being squeezed by weak prices,…
May 20, 2012 Indian coal supply gap may widen after state-owned CIL exits foreign acquisition vehicle India could have trouble closing a shortfall in the supply of coal, after the world's largest coal company pulled out of a consortium to help India buy overseas coal reserves,…
May 20, 2012 Throwing BRICS into the fire of gold and silver investment demand Despite ongoing pressure from the United States for China to join its sanctions against Iran due to concerns over the Islamic country’s nuclear program, an Iranian diplomat recently revealed that…
May 20, 2012 Al Rajhi eyes RM100m in gold sales AL Rajhi Bank Malaysia, which introduced its gold investment product last year, is targeting sales of close to RM100 million worth of gold this year.
May 20, 2012 MMTC inks supply pacts with Japanese, South Korean steel companies State-owned trading giant MMTC has inked pacts with Japanese and South Korean steel companies including Posco, to supply 2.8 million tonnes of iron ore annually for a period of three…
May 19, 2012 Adani Australia head quits amid $11 bln coal project delay The Australian head of Adani Enterprises quit this week amid delays in getting approval for the Indian company's A$10.9 billion ($10.9 billion) coal and rail projects in Queensland.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
