April 23, 2012 China heading toward serious shortage of mineral resources by 2020 China is running short of 25 kinds of mineral resources including 11 that are crucial to the country's economy, a top official said Sunday.
April 23, 2012 Gold still looks vulnerable; buying on dips will help in H2 According to technical analysts, gold is stabilising over nearby support in the 1630 area.
April 23, 2012 The best reason in the world to buy gold Beijing is planning to avoid U.S. financial sanctions on Iran by paying for oil with gold. China’s imports of the metal are […]
April 23, 2012 Gold: the asset that keeps defying the pundits There is not an analyst on the face of the earth who can accurately value gold. As Warren Buffett likes to publicly declare, gold is not a productive asset because…
April 23, 2012 Scientists turn to gold to help advance nanoparticle research Phys.org says French researchers used gold nanoparticles to study acoustic vibrations and associated energy dissipation. The research could have application in the next-generation of […]
April 22, 2012 Feds pressured by coal industry to weaken regulations, records reveal OTTAWA – Environment Canada weakened a draft version of regulations to crack down on pollution from coal-fired power plants following pressure from […]
April 22, 2012 Rusal’s $43 billion seven-year Glencore deal feeds investor feud United Co. Rusal (486), the world’s biggest aluminum supplier, is locked in to selling $43 billion of the metal to Glencore International Plc […]
April 22, 2012 Wildrose’s pedal to the metal strategy for the oil and gas sector The favourite in Monday's Alberta election, Danielle Smith and her Wildrose party, plans to push the province's oil and gas advantage if elected.
April 22, 2012 Cutting a 149-km rail track through bogs and permafrost to ship iron ore NunatsiqOnline profiles the engineering hurdle Baffinland Iron Ore Mines Corp. will face as it attempts to get iron ore from its inland Mary River iron ore site to ports on…
April 22, 2012 Five billion dollar loss expected at BHP Billiton after shale gas misplays Sunday Times (paywall) reports that collapsing natural gas prices will probably cost mining giant BHP Billiton upwards of $5 billion in writedowns.
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am
