May 18, 2012 China’s rare earth quotas are a joke. 74% of oxides never left port this year Chinese authorities added 10,680 tonnes to the country's export allowance this week but it is something of a meaningless exercise because during the first quarter China only exported 26.3% of…
May 18, 2012 India the next China? Don’t bet on it, says BHP Michael Pascoe, writing for the Sydney Morning Herald, hits on a little-reported theme gleaned from remarks by BHP Billiton chairman Jac Nasser this week in Sydney.
May 18, 2012 China is developing a grid better for coal than renewables: report China won’t meet its carbon and energy intensity targets unless dramatic changes to its electricity grid are applied, says a study by U.S.-based Energy Transition Research Institute.
May 18, 2012 Mining industry plans to invest $20 billion in renewable energy by 2020, forecasts Pike Research According to a new report from Pike Research, worldwide investment by the mining industry on renewable energy and energy conservation will reach approximately $8.4 billion by 2016 and nearly $20…
May 17, 2012 Mongolia legislates caps on foreign investment Mongolia is capping foreign investment in certain industries, including mining, in an attempt to keep profits inside the mineral-rich nation's borders.
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…
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
