September 28, 2012 Metso has obtained EUR 400 million of new long-term funding Metso Corporation issues an EUR 400 million 7-year Eurobond under the company's EMTN (Euro Medium Term Note) program. The notes carry a fixed coupon of 2.75 percent. The issue was…
September 28, 2012 Rio Tinto-OMC $2 billion join venture to be shelved A 17-year-old agreement to develop about $2 billion worth in iron ore deposits between, mining giant Rio Tinto and state-own Odisha Mining Corporation , is about to be nothing but…
September 28, 2012 Global Mining Industry Participates at Ritchie Bros. US$76 million Grand Opening auction in North Carolina Mining equipment highlights included more than 60 Caterpillar D11 crawler tractors sold-the first time in the world a selection like this is sold in one day
September 28, 2012 $1.5 million gigantic diamond unearthed in Russia A jaw-dropping 158.2-carat diamond worth over $1.5 million, which was discovered in Russia early this month by Alrosa, was shown to the public for the first time Thursday.
September 28, 2012 Risks for oil and mining companies rising in Colombia – report Colombia's booming mining and oil industries are likely to be the centre of terrorist attacks over the coming months as soldiers and guerrillas fight on the battlefield, while their delegations…
September 28, 2012 NASA takes asteroid mining seriously; funds viability study Only five months after Google’s billionaire co-founders and filmmaker James Cameron officially launched their asteroid mining focused Planetary Resources company, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is funding…
September 28, 2012 India initiates 4 of 19 new nuclear projects State-run Nuclear Power Corp. of India Ltd. plans to raise almost $4 billion to set them up.
September 28, 2012 Colombia renews controversial mining contract with BHP The debated contract, that has Colombian authorities divided over the terms under which BHP Billiton should operate the Cerro Matoso nickel mine, found a momentary solution this week after the…
September 28, 2012 AngloAmerican to cut coal output AngloAmerican (LSE:AAL) plans to implement reductions in coking coal over the next several months with further industry-wide cuts still expected.
September 28, 2012 Hedge funds lay heavy bets on silver, gains spurred by QE3 could outpace gold Hedge funds have placed major bets on silver due to expectations that the precious metal will outpace gold in the wake of expansionary measures by the world's central banks.
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