September 21, 2011 Indian iron ore corruption scandal spreads to Goa The Hindustan Times reports that Goa's mining minister, Digambar Kamat, is being accused by the BJP party and members of his own party for participating in illegal mining. The website…
September 20, 2011 Rio on track to mine 240m tonnes of iron ore; analyst downplays oversupply concerns An $85 billion expansion of the iron ore industry in Australia will not depress the price of the crucial steelmaking ingredient because the major producers will simply curtail their outputs.…
September 20, 2011 Mongolia eyes changes to Oyu Tolgoi copper deal The Mongolian government is discussing possible changes to a 2009 investment agreement for the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold deposit, media reports quoted Mongolia's finance minister, S. Bayartsogt, as saying Tuesday.…
September 20, 2011 Mongolia discussing changes to Oyu Tolgoi copper deal -report The Mongolian government is "discussing" possible changes to a 2009 investment agreement for its massive copper-gold deposit at Oyu Tolgoi, media reports quoted the country's Finance Minister S. Bayartsogt as…
September 20, 2011 Rough diamond demand growth to hit record this year Diamond producer De Beers expects global demand growth for rough diamonds to set a new record this year on the exceptionally strong performance of its key US market and robust…
September 19, 2011 Indian state may equip mining trucks with RFID tags to tackle illegal mining The Indian state of Goa is looking to technology as a way to prevent the illegal transport of iron ore. The Times of India reports that the Goa government is…
September 19, 2011 Perfect storm creates tidal wave of gold demand A few weeks ago we held our Case for Investing in Gold webcast with the World Gold Council’s (WGC) Jason Toussaint, who gave some remarkable insight into gold demand in…
September 19, 2011 Freeport McMoRan’s Indonesian workers returning to work More than a thousand workers have returned to Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold's strike-hit Indonesia mine, the company said on Monday, leading the union to say some production has restarted…
September 19, 2011 Dreams and decline in India’s Kolar Gold Mine Richard Johnson has a glittering dream he hopes India's dilatory government won't thwart. The 60-year-old mining engineer wants to restart gold production at Kolar, site of one of the world's…
September 18, 2011 First signs of potash demand destruction as India sales plummet 58% The Hindu Business Line reports disproportionate price increases of fertilizers are clearly playing out, with sales of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) falling 21.6% and muriate of potash (MOP) plunging 58% during…
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
