January 24, 2012 Toyota says could bring rare earth substitute for hybrid cars to market within two years Reuters reports that Toyota has developed a technology to substitute rare earths used in its hybrid vehicles. The company, which has a strong lead in environmentally friendlier car sales around…
January 21, 2012 A look inside the Fukushima containment vessel Forty technicians were needed to create a 8.5 mm hole so an endoscope could be lowered inside the stricken Fukushima containament vessel. […]
January 20, 2012 PT Timah to order more large dredges for tin mining State-controlled Indonesian tin producer PT Timah plans to order two new generation dredges worth around $100 million this year, the Antara news agency has reported.
January 19, 2012 How whetted is your risk appetite? Gold diggers explore the final frontiers As attractive deposits become harder and harder to find in traditional markets miners are pushing the limits of the political risk they are willing to take on. But things can…
January 19, 2012 Freeport-McMoRan’s net income in 4Q halved but still finishes the year up Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX), which operates the world's largest gold and copper mine in Papua, Indonesia, said that its 4Q net income tumbled to $640 million or 67 cents per share compared…
January 19, 2012 Ivanhoe to crush poison pill saving shareholders $73 billion The Globe & Mail reports Ivanhoe Mines, building Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi, will scrap a controversial “poison pill” that clears the way for Rio Tinto, which already owns 49% of the…
January 18, 2012 SouthGobi Resources sells more than four million tonnes of coal in 2011, 58% more than 2010 SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX:SGQ)(HKSE:1878) announces the successful completion of 2011 on guidance in terms of coal sales and production.
January 18, 2012 Phase 1 Drill Program at Tanoyan Gold Project Succesfully Completed Reliance Resources Limited (TSX: RI) (the company) is pleased to announce a summary of its recently completed Phase 1 drilling program on the Tanoyan Gold Project, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The…
January 18, 2012 Due to European debt worries Oyu Tolgoi gets an additional US$1.8 billion shoring up Perceiving a cloudy future for world markets, Ivanhoe Mines (NYSE:IVN) announced that they had negotiated an additional US$1.8 billion bridge financing for Oyu Tolgoi.
January 18, 2012 Contract changes could put Indonesian mining industry on the rocks Stability in international business is based on many factors but one of the strongest is the sanctity of contracts.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
