July 24, 2011 Soon half of India’s power from private sector: Power Minister Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has promised reform and an enabling policy environment that will ensure half of India's electricity is generated and distributed by private players, complementing state-run utilities.
July 24, 2011 Philippines miners opposed ban on ore exports Manila Bulletin reported that the mining industry has urged government to encourage processing of mineral ore into high value added products by granting incentives but they opposed a plan to…
July 23, 2011 Rio Tinto diamond project in India wins social awareness award Rio Tinto has received an award for its significant work in building social capacity in communities surrounding its developing Bunder diamond project in India. The 2010-2011 Sitaram Rungta Social Awareness…
July 23, 2011 Big fish may be named for ore theft The final report of the Karnataka Lokayukta is likely to disclose names of the high and mighty behind the iron ore theft at Belekeri and Karwar ports in 2010.
July 23, 2011 Chinese state-owned company to build ferronickel industry in Kalimantan Chinese state-owned company Dafeng Port Group plans to set up a ferronickel industry in Kotabaru, South Kalimantan with a production capacity of 200 million metric tons a year. The president…
July 23, 2011 Lead weakens on reduced offtake Lead prices traded lower by a rupee per kg in the local metal market today due to reduced offtake from battery makers. Traders said reduced offtake from battery makers led…
July 22, 2011 JSW Energy delays power-project expansion on high coal costs JSW Energy Ltd., the Indian power producer controlled by the billionaire Jindal family, delayed expansion of an electricity project because of high coal costs. The company will shelve a planned…
July 22, 2011 Indonesia green power steams ahead as economy booms JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia can't get enough power to feed its booming economy and fortunately for Mochamad Sofyan, investors are lining up to invest billions of dollars in the country's…
July 22, 2011 India steel output at 35.6MT in Jan-June, 1/10th of China According to the World Steel Association (WSA), production of steel in China during the January-June period of the current year stood at 350.543 MT, almost half of world output during…
July 21, 2011 Investors pick up potash juniors as majors put up sold out signs Stocks of Canadian potash juniors Allana, Passport and Western Potash all showed double digit gains for the week to Thursday as the heavyweight producers all announce significant contract price gains…
Amazon to be first user of copper made by Rio Tinto venture AWS will use Nuton's copper products across its US data centers over a two-year period. January 15, 2026 | 09:58 am
