July 6, 2011 GVK Power to raise $1.2 bn debt for Hancock coal assets India's GVK Power, a unit of infrastructure major GVK Group, which had inked a deal to purchase two of Hancock Prospecting's thermal coal mines in Australia for around $2.4 billion,…
July 6, 2011 Indian Temple’s Treasure Estimated at $24 BN & Counting A treasure of gold, jewelry and diamonds worth over $24 billion by some estimates has been unearthed from the vaults of a temple in India. Image is from YouTube news…
July 5, 2011 New Logo Repositions Gitanjali in Luxury Lifestyle Space Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif recently unveiled a new corporate logo and colors for multi-brand jewelry and lifestyle retailer Gitanjali Group. The new logo is a reflection of the group’s move…
July 5, 2011 $20 billion in diamonds and gold found at Indian temple Investigators plan to pry open the final vault hidden deep under a centuries-old Indian Hindu temple as police guarded round the clock the shrine where billions of dollars worth of…
July 4, 2011 India mineral output slumps 14.5% in April The Economic Times reports Indian mineral production declined 14.52 percent in April compared to the preceding month due to sharp drop in the output of coal, bauxite and copper, official…
July 4, 2011 Thousands strike at Freeport’s Grasberg mine in Papua According to reports more than 7,000 workers from Freeport McMoRan's massive gold and copper mine in Indonesia's western Papua region started a week-long strike on Monday to demand better wages.…
July 4, 2011 Peabody, China and Russia teams chosen for massive Mongolian coking coal mine Mongolia chose U.S. miner Peabody Energy , a venture between China's Shenhua and Japan's Mitsui & Co, and a Russian-led consortium as preliminary winners to jointly develop the prized Tavan…
July 4, 2011 Deep sea mud is rich in rare earth elements A team of Japanese scientists have found large quantities of rare earth minerals on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. In a Nature Geoscience article published on Monday, the team…
July 3, 2011 No power to close Cebu coal plant (Source: Sun Star Daily) Entertainment THE bank that financed the controversial coal-fired power plant in Naga City, Cebu said it has no power to padlock the facility if owners fail…
July 3, 2011 MMTC drops proposal to buy overseas coal mines New Delhi : In a major consolidation exercise, state-owned trader MMTC Ltd has dropped plans of buying overseas coal mines, commercial farming in Africa and generating electricity locally. The company…
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says One of the world’s biggest lithium traders is seeing a turnaround in the battery metal market as accelerating demand ends a glut that dragged down prices. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm