June 21, 2012 Billions wiped off metal stocks after China, EU and US deliver economic shocks The mining sector's bellwether companies were all beaten down on Thursday as the price of metals and minerals continued to slide and economic indicators from across the globe painted a…
June 21, 2012 The secular commodity supercycle explained in just one chart Commodity bulls point to the massive build out in the developing countries to buttress their argument that the long-term outlook for metals is bullish—and the party has only just begun
June 21, 2012 Orbite announces 93% oxide extraction and separation rates for certain rare earths and rare metals confirming the significance of its alumina production project Orbite Aluminae Inc. (TSX:ORT) (the "Company") is proud to announce that an independent analysis of samples of individual rare earth oxides (REO) and rare metal oxides (RMO) has confirmed a…
June 21, 2012 Brazil ranked greenest energy producer in Latin America Clean, renewable energy and how it can be tapped and produced in Latin America and the Caribbean has been a focus of the Rio+ 20 Earth Summit, taking place this…
June 21, 2012 Alrosa’s board talks about the future The company's supervisory board, which met in the wake of Russia's announcement to sell its in 51% stake in Alrosa, outlined intentions to reduce open-pit mining, increase diamond reserves to…
June 21, 2012 UK Coal misses restructure deadline UK Coal, which runs three of Britain's last five pits, is to miss a self-imposed deadline to restructure the debt-laden business as it attempts to pass some of its pension…
June 21, 2012 United Tractors expects 2012 sales to rise around 12% to 9,500 units Heavy equipment manufacturer and distributor PT United Tractor (UNTR.JK) expects heavy equipment sales to rise to 9,500 units this year from the 8,467 units it sold in 2011, due to…
June 21, 2012 Highbank sponsors aboriginal training partnership with High Velocity Equipment training and Northern Lights College Highbank Resources Ltd. (frankfurt:V7O) has agreed to sponsor the Northern Aboriginal Machinery School ("NAMS"), a heavy duty machinery training school for First Nations students throughout Canada to prepare them for…
June 21, 2012 Caterpillar sales up 11% in 3 months to end of May Strong demand for Caterpillar Inc.'s (NYSE:CAT) construction and mining equipment in North American continues to offset slow sales elsewhere in the world, as the company reported Wednesday an increase of…
June 21, 2012 Meet graphene, the material of the future One of the strongest materials known to date – a sheet as thin as paper is strong enough to support an elephant and it can also stretch like rubber. The…
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