April 6, 2012 Indian gold traders call off strike after curbing March imports by as much as 80% Indian imports may have tanked over 80% in March and could drop 40% in the second quarter after gold traders and jewelers went on a three week strike over taxes.
April 6, 2012 Top 10 gold producers: Indonesia leaves 31 tonnes underground The price of gold averaged $1,571 an ounce in 2011 meaning the South East Asian country missed out on $1,7 billion in potential revenue.
April 5, 2012 Jewellery stocks down since gold duty hike Jewellery stocks have been on the backfoot ever since the Budget 2012-13 announced measures to discourage gold imports that have added significantly to the country's current account deficit.
April 5, 2012 Too much of a good thing? A recent study published by Canberra-based think tank The Australia Institute calls for a slowdown in mining investment.
April 5, 2012 Lynas rare earths plant in Malaysia gets momentary red light Malaysia's Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) has postponed granting a temporary rare earths mine operating license (TOL) to Australian miner Lynas Corp. (ASX:LYC) until an outstanding appeal by residents to…
April 5, 2012 Rio and BHP should team up: analysts Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton could have more success selling their diamond assets if they team up, according to analysts from Nomura.
April 4, 2012 BRICS plan for the future Last week, the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa met in New Delhi for their fourth annual "BRICS" summit. The meeting brought together five countries that together…
April 4, 2012 Russia can’t be a potential market for polished diamond export Will the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) succeed in its endeavour of establishing Russia as a potential market for polished diamond export through the Indo-Russian buyers sellers meet…
April 4, 2012 Indonesia’s proposed export tax has Indian power companies scrambling Indonesia's proposed tax on mining exports is having a ripple effect on Indian power companies that buy fuel for coal-fired power plants.
April 4, 2012 ‘King of mining’ to appeal charge of market abuse Ian Hannam, better known as the "king of mining" after advising on some of the biggest deals in the past two decades, including BHP's London listing through its merger with…
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
