April 13, 2011 Whitehaven Coal says bid process nearing conclusion Australian coal miner Whitehaven Coal said a formal process to find a bidder for the company was nearing a conclusion and interested parties have completed due diligence. Whitehaven said on…
April 12, 2011 WesTech opens new business unit in India WesTech Engineering, Inc. has opened a new business unit in India, the fifth country in which WesTech has business units. WesTech India commenced business on April 1st with offices located…
April 11, 2011 India’s Punj Llyod buys 50% stake in Indonesia coal mine Indian infrastructure major Punj Lloyd on Monday announced that its Singapore-based subsidiary, Sembawang Engineers and Constructors, has entered into an agreement to acquire 50% stake in a thermal coal mine…
April 11, 2011 Freeport Indonesia workers fear for safety after Grasberg deaths Hundreds of Grasberg employees protested in front of the PT Freeport Indonesia offices for two days, refusing to go to work until their employer could guarantee their safety.
April 8, 2011 Gunmen kill 2 at Freeport’s giant Grasberg copper-gold mine in Indonesia Gunmen killed two workers on Thursday at Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc's giant gold mine in Indonesia's Papua, a province with a simmering separatist movement. A Freeport company spokesman said…
April 8, 2011 Vedanta announces record Q4 aluminium production Indian-focused miner Vedanta Plc (VED.L: Quote) saw record aluminium production in its fourth quarter and a 29 percent jump in refined zinc from its Indian operations, helping it take advantage…
April 7, 2011 Rio Tinto shines anew in India Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has received the green signal to undertake mining activities in India, with the Orissa government granting a proposal for a fresh agreement on Thursday, April…
April 7, 2011 Oyu Tolgoi to begin production in August 2012 Mongolia's massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project is expected to begin production in August 2012, sooner than forecast, said Temuulen Ganzorig, Deputy Director of Erdenes MGL which partners with Ivanhoe Mines…
April 7, 2011 CDE expands mineral testing capability with IMMT collaboration Kolkata-based CDE Asia has announced an expansion of its current material testing capability following an agreement with the Institute of Minerals and […]
April 6, 2011 Gold rally pulls key Tokyo gold futures to 28 year highs The key gold futures on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange scaled a 28-year high on Wednesday, driven by a rally to record peaks in the global gold market the day before…
Former BHP executive to be appointed Chile’s mining minister Santiago Montt, who has a doctorate in law from Yale University, will be named to President-Elect José Antonio Kast’s cabinet in a ceremony Tuesday evening. January 20, 2026 | 10:57 am
