March 26, 2012 Aquila and Vale take a break on coal sales dispute A legal clash between Brazilian mining giant Vale (NYX:VALE) and Australia's Aquila Resources (ASX: AQA) has taken a step towards resolution this morning after the companies announced they’ve reached an…
March 25, 2012 The bulls can rest their case on this one chart Gold is being amassed largely on the fears that the global currency system is flawed, and bears also believe American and Chinese economies are headed for another fall. However, there…
March 25, 2012 FGB Signs $350 million financing deal with Indonesian Coking Coal producers First Gulf Bank (FGB)'s international business division has recently signed an agreement worth $350 million with PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup (AKT), one of Indonesia's largest producers of Coking Coal. This…
March 25, 2012 Jim Rogers says Myanmar is an ‘astonishing opportunity’ While the long-closed and suppressed country of Myanmar holds elections and starts to haltingly open up, Jim Rogers says the country has an amazing potential, similar to China when it…
March 25, 2012 Japan’s Hokkaido shuts coal-fired unit due to problem The company also said its fuel oil-fired 350-MW No.2 unit at its Date plant would halt power generation from March 24 to 30 due to repair work on the unit's…
March 25, 2012 Right approach can transform Marten into Gold Mine Meghalaya Times (India) Shillong, March 24 -- The current garbage dumping site at Marten, Mawiong, is in shambles and instead to providing relief for waste management, it has rather become…
March 23, 2012 Doug Casey: “It’s a dead-man-walking economy” In an interview with Louis James, the inimitable Doug Casey throws cold water on those celebrating the economic recovery.
March 23, 2012 Gold Fields acquires stake in Philippine mining project Gold Fields has purchased a 40% stake in the gold-copper far Southeast project in the northern part of Luzon, Philippines.
March 23, 2012 Botswana Diamonds releases sparkling interim results London-listed diamond junior Botswana Diamonds (LON:BOD) forecasts a cheerful future for the diamond market, despite it sliding into the red in the six months to the end of December with…
March 23, 2012 Australia, Canada, Chile, Brazil and Mexico the top five mining projects’ destinations In its annual ranking of countries in terms of political risks for mining investment, the mineral industry advisory firm Behre Dolbear, has ranked Australia, Canada, Chile, Brazil and Mexico as…
Gold and silver prices stumble at the end of best year since the 1970s Both metals are on track for their best year since 1979. December 31, 2025 | 12:59 pm