September 30, 2011 BHP Biliton: China, India to Spur Global Demand for Steel-Grade Coal Close to 70 pct Fast-developing and emerging market leaders China and India will push the global demand for raw steel-making ingredients by as much as 68 percent between 2010 and 2025, according to mining…
September 30, 2011 Rio Tinto Fighting for Hearts and Minds in Mongolia Global miner Rio Tinto is fighting a legacy of bad publicity as it tries to persuade the Mongolian public a $10 billion copper deposit it took over from Ivanhoe Mines…
September 30, 2011 $70-million mill and mine upgrade for gold producer Philippines-focused gold producer Medusa Mining is set to under-take a $70-million remodelling of its current Co-O mill and mine site in order to increase its yearly production target to 200,000…
September 30, 2011 NTPC plans long-term coal offtake deal State-run NTPC is planning to strike a long-term offtake deal with coal companies abroad, to match its increasing demand.
September 29, 2011 MINERAL PROCESSING: Outotec to deliver ferrochrome plant to China ESPOO, Finland - Outotec Oyj will design, build and deliver a new ferrochrome plant to Baotou, in Inner Mongolia, China. The plant is to be operational in 2013 and produce…
September 29, 2011 Mongolia puts politics ahead of business on giant copper deal Mongolia's quest to renegotiate a 2009 deal to develop the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold deposit might create a crisis of trust for foreign investors, but analysts said the decision could…
September 27, 2011 Rio Tinto pays Can$73 million for 49% of Ivanhoe Mines Rio Tinto announced on Tuesday that it paid Can$73 million for 49% of Ivanhoe Mines. Rio Tinto acquired an additional 3,700,000 common shares in Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. through a wholly-owned…
September 27, 2011 New JV company incorporated to set up coal power plant in Eastern Sri Lanka * Sept 27, Colombo: India's National Thermal Power Corporation and Sri Lanka's power authority, Ceylon Electricity Board have incorporated a new 50:50 joint venture company to set up the coal…
September 26, 2011 Spooked investors dump Ivanhoe despite reassurances – shares crash 21% A statement put out by Ivanhoe Mines on Monday telling investors that its Oyu Tolgoi project remains on track and pooh-poohing rumours about the Mongolian government reneging on the deal…
September 26, 2011 Ivanhoe Mines expects the Mongolian Government to support the Oyu Tolgoi investment agreement Ivanhoe Mines said in a statement today that the investment agreement for the Oyu Tolgoi Project remains a fair and legally binding contract that deserves and requires the unqualified support…
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