May 18, 2011 Investors worried about bullion’s direction should look east Many investors are calling into question billionaire hedge-fund manager George Soros’s commitment to gold. With higher highs no longer a regular occurrence in the gold market, some see Soros’s dumping…
May 17, 2011 Los Angeles Times uncovers child labour in India’s coal mines Los Angeles Times published a photo essay on May 14 looking at child labour in the coal mines located in India: "Times South Asia bureau chief Mark Magnier and photojournalist…
May 15, 2011 Ivanhoe Mines: Construction of Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold-silver complex advancing toward planned start of commercial production in the first half of 2013. Overall construction of the Oyu Tolgoi Project was 15.1% complete by the end of Q1'11, slightly ahead of the planned 14.8%. Total capital invested in the project by the end…
May 13, 2011 Errant Indian diamond exporters to face the heat In a move meant to curtail fake diamond exports and the round tripping of funds and diamonds indulged in by some nefarious diamond merchants, India's central bank, the Reserve Bank…
May 13, 2011 Silver set to shine again in India The relentless slide in silver prices has been termed a temporary aberration by silver producers in India, who insist that since silver […]
May 12, 2011 Kaltim Prima Coal in Indonesia receives an additional 50 Hitachi trucks with Siemens AC drives Siemens Industry last week received its biggest mobile mining order from Hitachi Construction Truck Machinery (HCTM) to provide 50 additional EH4500 trucks equipped […]
May 11, 2011 SouthGobi fuel supplier claims force majeur Mongolia’s SouthGobi Resources said that its fuel supplier claimed a force majeur after Russia cut supplies to the country to a mere 10,000 tonnes. The company said its flagship coal…
May 8, 2011 Indians take advantage of gold’s tumble, buying at low price during key festival Indians, the world's biggest buyers of bullion, took gold's latest tumble as another incentive to buy on one of the country's most auspicious festivals which fell on Friday. "They started…
May 3, 2011 India’s Nalco has raised its domestic aluminium products prices Indian state-run National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) has raised the domestic prices of its aluminium products by 4,000 rupees ($90) per tonne, except for rolled products, a senior company official…
May 2, 2011 Tanishq opens large-format outlet in Mumbai Tanishq opened a large-format jewelry boutique at Andheri in suburban Mumbai on April 29. The 20,000 sq. ft. store was inaugurated by […]
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