April 9, 2012 Caterpillar’s big bet on the US economy It hasn't been long since Caterpillar Inc looked like the typical resident of the Rust Belt. Having misjudged how deep the U.S. economy would decline, the world's largest maker of…
April 9, 2012 Ready, set, go: China’s long-awaited rare earth industry group is already here In a move to curb the rampant domestic illegal mining of rare earth, as well as to regulate its rare earths players, China launched on Sunday its industry association for…
April 8, 2012 ‘Promised Land’: Matt Damon’s fracking film to highlight controversial drilling process Environmentalists are giddy over the news that Matt Damon is starring in an anti-fracking film.
April 8, 2012 Race on to dig more zinc mines even as glut persists Zinc miners are betting a long-running global supply glut of the metal used in steel making will turn into a deficit over the next five years as old mines run…
April 8, 2012 Swiss villagers say “nein” to $1.2 billion gold mine It is hardly surprising that Switzerland, a country known for exports of chocolate and breathtaking mountain vistas not precious metals, would reject a gold mine in its own backyard.
April 8, 2012 Russian billionaires clash over $47 billion aluminum supply deal Sual Partners Group, owned by Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, is suing Rusal, the world's top aluminum producer and commodities giant Glencore over an aluminum supply deal worth some $47 billion.
April 8, 2012 Gold juniors available at bargain prices: Brien Lundin What do the gold market and the weather have in common? You can forecast both, but predict neither, according to Brien Lundin, chief executive of Jefferson Financial and publisher of…
April 8, 2012 Fed’s position on QE crushes silver Silver moved into the second quarter displaying a pattern investors are likely becoming all too familiar with, whereby the market shows signs of strength at the opening of the week,…
April 8, 2012 US Navy to build ship hull from titanium An Office of Naval Research funded project will produce a full size ship hull section made entirely with marine grade titanium using a welding innovation that could help bring titanium…
April 8, 2012 New regulations on gold trading introduced in Vietnam The Prime Minister has issued a decree on the management of gold trading, stipulating that the government will hold a monopoly over the production of gold bars as well as…
Northern Star climbs to record high as first-half profit surges 49% The gold miner reported underlying net profit after tax of A$759.8 million ($541 million) for the half year ended December 31. February 11, 2026 | 03:33 pm
