April 13, 2012 Coal takes a beating after China’s GDP numbers disappoint China, the world's biggest consumer of coal, said that the gross domestic product came in at 8.1% in the first quarter, the lowest figure in three years.
April 13, 2012 Long-rumoured takeover target Harmony Gold cheapest in a year Harmony Gold briefly dropped to a year low of $9.68 on Friday after the company announced a steep fall-off in output for the first quarter. Now worth $4.4 billion the…
April 13, 2012 Chinese steel company to pump $194 million into Alderon’s Kami iron ore project Alderon Iron Ore Corp saw a 2% bump in its stock price Friday on news that the Canadian iron ore junior has inked a CAD$194 agreement with China's largest steel…
April 13, 2012 Lure of mining leaves First Nations struggling Isolation often takes the blame as the source of many problems on remote reserves. But North Caribou Lake Chief Pierre Morriseau has […]
April 13, 2012 Western Potash is in talks for potential investment or sale TORONTO—Canada's Western Potash Corp. WPX.T +10.78% is in talks with several Indian and Chinese state-owned and private enterprises that could lead to an investment in, or sale of, the potash…
April 13, 2012 FT: Mining becoming the ticket out of Sierra Leone’s poverty The decade-long civil war in Sierra Leone brought two unforgettable images to the West: victims of violence whose limbs were hacked off by armed rebels as a warning to civilians;…
April 13, 2012 Kinder Morgan goes ahead with its $5 billion pipeline expansion to Vancouver Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMP) is going ahead with its planned $5 billion expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline in Canada, which brings crude oil from the Alberta oil sands to…
April 13, 2012 The last time South Africa’s mines produced this little the country was still ruled by the Queen of England Output from the resources industry in the African nation is now the lowest since 1961, the year South Africa left the British Commonwealth and declared itself a republic
April 13, 2012 NovaGold profit tumbles to $16.8 million but on track with sale of Galore Creek stake Canadian NovaGold Resources Inc. (TSX:NG) said its net income fell to $16.8 million in the first quarter pushed by the elimination of foreign exchange gains because of a new arrangement…
April 13, 2012 Doe Run Peru to be liquidated after rejected restructuring of La Oroya smelter Metals producer Doe Run Peru’s creditors rejected a restructuring plan the company presented with a view to restarting operations at the La Oroya smelter, said in a statement the Energy…
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
