May 21, 2012 Hard coal landing: Australia scraps $9 billion port expansion The state government has scrapped plans for a $8.8 billion coal terminal expansion project at Queensland's Abbot Point, Australia citing funding issues and environmental regulations, but China's slowing economy probably…
May 21, 2012 Gold rally runs out of steam before $1,600 mark Traders said support given to Greece to stay in the Eurozone at the weekend's G8 meeting and a stronger dollar hurt the yellow metal.
May 21, 2012 Billionaire battle: Property tycoon says Rinehart is bilking him out of iron royalties Gina Rinehart, the world of mining's 4th richest person, is meeting a fellow billionaire Stan Perron in the Australian supreme court this week in a fight over – no surprises…
May 21, 2012 Iron ore hits six-month low as China just says no Iron ore prices fell on Monday to six-month lows of $130/tonne as Chinese steelmakers demand cargo deferrals or simply default on shipments.
May 21, 2012 Motley Fool says Rio Tinto is a 4-star stock ready to pop Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, global mining giant Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO ) has earned a respected…
May 20, 2012 Global, Indian, Spain, Iran refined copper production rises in Q1: WBMS Global refined copper production rose by 3% year-on-year to 4.95 million tons in the first quarter (Q1) of this year with significant increase in Spain, Iran and India, as per…
May 20, 2012 Tata Steel forecasts improved demand amid European woes India's Tata Steel forecast improving global demand in spite of European woes, as the world's No.7 steelmaker reported a bigger-than-expected drop in quarterly profit after being squeezed by weak prices,…
May 20, 2012 Throwing BRICS into the fire of gold and silver investment demand Despite ongoing pressure from the United States for China to join its sanctions against Iran due to concerns over the Islamic country’s nuclear program, an Iranian diplomat recently revealed that…
May 20, 2012 Alrosa not planning major investment in Timir iron ore project Interfax cited Mr Igor Kulichik Russian diamond miner vice president and financial director as saying that Alrosa is not planning major investments in the near term in the Timir iron…
May 18, 2012 Big bullion bounceback The sharp turnaround in sentiment in the bullion market has some asking whether the rally is a dead cat bounce or perhaps the last chance to buy before prices rocket.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
