May 8, 2012 Despite bullish fundamentals, gold prices fall sharply In a trading pattern that has become all too familiar, almost the minute the US session began on Comex today, the price of gold was sold down by almost $40…
May 8, 2012 New China iron ore exchange trades 242,000 tonnes on first day A total of 242,000 tonnes of iron ore were traded on the first day of business on China’s first physical iron ore trading platform, China Beijing Mining Exchange (CBMX) said…
May 7, 2012 Fukushima now priced into market: Uranium One Uranium One said the effects of the Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown in Japan last March are now priced into the market for uranium oxide.
May 7, 2012 China wants to take over the world’s largest undeveloped iron ore project A private group of Chinese magnates is planning to take away Guinea’s Simandou, the world's largest undeveloped iron ore project, from Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto.
May 7, 2012 Import of coal a remedy for India’s power generation losses: Panel Importing coal is the "remedy" for avoiding power generation losses in the country, while the government's replies on the issue have been ambiguous, a Standing Committee report on Energy has…
May 7, 2012 Political indecision strangles India’s coal industry India's starving coal industry is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea: between needing state backing for the massive investment of buying overseas mines and infrastructure, and being…
May 7, 2012 New Chinese iron ore trading platform debuts tomorrow The new China Beijing Metals Exchange (CBMX), the country’s first physical iron ore trading platform is set to debut Tuesday, with the major producers of the commodity BHP Billiton (NYSE:RIO),…
May 6, 2012 Vietnam president visits mining workers President Sang visited workers at the Vang Danh Coal Company, which employs 6,000 workers and produces more than 600,000 tonnes of coal a year. President Sang also presented gifts to…
May 4, 2012 India’s quest for coal stalls as red tape kills mining takeovers India’s quest for natural resources to power its growing economy and compete with China has met the enemy: Its own red tape.
May 4, 2012 Japan completely without nuclear power for the first time since 1970 Japan will find itself without nuclear power for the first time since 1970 as the last of its currently operating nuclear reactors prepares to go offline.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
