January 30, 2012 Warning on ore cargoes and liquefaction The Association refers to its previous warnings on the dangers of bulk cargo liquefaction problems, mainly arising from the carriage or mineral ore cargoes. The recent loss of two vessels,…
January 30, 2012 Canada’s Sunshine Oilsands heads for HK IPO Sunshine Oilsands, a Canadian tar sands company backed by Chinese state-owned enterprises, has shunned Toronto and will next month launch an initial public offering in Hong Kong that could raise…
January 29, 2012 Snubbed by China, Vale diverts $100 million worth of iron ore cargoes to Philippines Vale SA is diverting iron ore shipments to the Philippines as a way of shipping its product to China, as the Asian economic powerhouse continues to resist super-sized vessels destined…
January 29, 2012 Fukushima was a blip; uranium fundamentals stronger than ever The meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant last March had uranium investors fleeing for the exits. While the nuclear fuel used to make yellowcake had enjoyed something of a…
January 27, 2012 Forget gold, IRON ORE is the story of the decade On the last day of Roundup, Vancouver's mining showcase, Sandy Chim CEO of Canada's Century Iron Mines, flashed a few slides about China, India and the iron ore market that…
January 27, 2012 An illustrated look at rare earth elements that power our electronic devices Innovation News Daily published an infographic of energy critical rare earth elements.
January 26, 2012 Dr Caterpillar’s (excellent) prognosis for mining With revenues of $60 billion last year and operations at the ends of the earth, few companies are in a better position to take the pulse of the global economy…
January 26, 2012 Zinc risks a temporary glut Zinc may be the black sheep of base metals this year amid expectations that increases in mining capacity will pressure prices. However, the outlook could brighten should some of those…
January 25, 2012 Harper Builds Oil Links With China After Obama ‘Slap’ on Keystone Pipeline Prime Minister Stephen Harper is gaining support among Canadians for his plan to ship oilsands crude to China after President Barack Obama rejected TransCanada Corp. (TRP)’s $7 billion Keystone XL…
January 24, 2012 Toyota says could bring rare earth substitute for hybrid cars to market within two years Reuters reports that Toyota has developed a technology to substitute rare earths used in its hybrid vehicles. The company, which has a strong lead in environmentally friendlier car sales around…
Op-ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
