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…
July 21, 2011 Gold: twitching tiger, cooling dragon With gold once more assaulting new highs, part of the potential demand for the yellow metal in India and China has been withdrawn, but the indications are that it will…
July 21, 2011 Investors shrug off Freeport-McMoRan’s doubling of profits Freeport-McMoRan reported a doubling of profits at $1.4 billion in the second quarter, but the blow-out results did not satisfy investors who shaved more than 1.5% off the stock amid…
July 21, 2011 Newcrest gold production up 16% in June quarter Newcrest Mining, Australia's largest gold mining company, reported on Thursday that gold production rose 16% to 700,124 ounces during its June quarter. Copper production was slightly higher than the previous…
July 21, 2011 Coal-fired plants get some heat Indiana ranks No. 6 for toxic pollution from power plants Written by [email protected] Filed Under Indiana's huge fleet of coal-fired power plants generates a massive amount of energy for homes,…
July 20, 2011 Grasberg gets new open-pit slope monitoring system PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) Geo Services Division recently enhanced the slope monitoring system at Grasberg mine with the purchase of two IBIS-M radars. “Grasberg mine is one of the few…
July 20, 2011 Wafi-Golpu copper-gold resource now a billion tonnes Harmony Gold Mining upgraded the resource estimate for its Wafi-Golpu project in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday increasing it by 57% to over 1 billion metric tons, making it one…
July 20, 2011 West Japan faces peak-hour power shortfall -ministry Western Japan's electricity supply will fall 1.2 percent short of forecast peak demand for August, as five regional utilities' efforts to boost supply could not offset unplanned shutdowns this month…
July 20, 2011 Jewelry making propels gold demand in China India Rising appetite for Gold jewelry among households and investors in China and India is driving the global demand for the yellow metal, says a study conducted by the Dubai Multi-Commodities…
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