February 16, 2013 Coal mining brought $3.2 billion to BC in 2011 Canada is the third largest exporter of metallurgical coal in the world (after Australia and the United States), shipping most of the 27 million tonnes of metallurgical and thermal coal…
February 16, 2013 Tsunami-wracked Japanese city gets $250,000 anonymous gold gift The Japanese port city of Ishinomaki received an anonymous parcel containing two 1 kilogram gold bars worth over $250,000.
February 16, 2013 How gold will benefit from a currency war Talk of a so-called currency war has been heating up, and it might finally light a fire under gold, too.
February 16, 2013 Canada’s BC government faces legal action over gold mine rejection “They can do what they want,” said Energy and Mines Minister Rich Coleman.
February 16, 2013 BHP-owned Aussie coal mine to lock workers out again BHP Billiton-owned Appin coal mine in southern Australia will lock out its workforce Sunday amid tense negotiations with supervisors over a new corporate agreement.
February 16, 2013 Most contaminated nuclear site in the U.S. leaking waste Washington authorities claim no higher radiation levels have been detected at the site, but the leak could be in the range of 150 gallons to 300 gallons.
February 16, 2013 Myanmar: No incendiary weapons used on copper mine protest crackdown The country rejected Saturday an independent report claiming security forces used white phosphorus in a crackdown on a Chinese-backed copper mine protest last November.
February 16, 2013 Goa mulls banning all new iron ore projects Officials claim Goa should be focused instead on exploiting existing low-grade iron ore dumps worth billions.
February 16, 2013 Chinese infrastructure giant eyeing Canadian gold Sona Resources says it has brought a Chinese engineering, procurement and construction firm, China Machinery Engineering, on board to help arrange financing for a gold mine restart in BC.
February 16, 2013 Vista Gold done with Phase 1 of water treatment at Australian project To date, Vista had invested over $9 million in the water treatment programme and the construction of the automated management system, at the Mt Todd mine site in Northern Territory,…
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
