July 24, 2011 Mining giant under fire for worker deaths Vedanta Resources, the mining giant buying a substantial part of Cairn Energy's Indian business, has come under intense fire from a shareholders' group over its safety record, with one worker…
July 24, 2011 Mongolia’s prized coal draws outsiders Overlooking a deep black gash in the Gobi desert, Od Jambaljamts watched Caterpillar trucks rumble across the rim of the world’s biggest undeveloped coal deposit. He mused on Mongolia’s good…
July 24, 2011 Coal shortages likely to hurt power sector Acute coal shortage could adversely impact the fast-growing power sector, which is expected to see a capacity addition of up to 1,00,000 MW during the 2012-17 period, according to industry…
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…
China aluminum output at record, steel below 1 billion tons Aluminum production increased 2.4% to to 45.02 million tons, having risen every year this decade. January 19, 2026 | 09:27 am
