April 7, 2012 Romania pulls out of mine sale Reuters reports that Romania has backed out of a deal to sell its largest state-owned copper mine, Cupru Min Abrud.
April 7, 2012 China’s gold demand will not be dented even by its hard landing Having just returned from another visit to China, where I had the opportunity to talk with a number of “insiders” in the Chinese gold community, I am more convinced than…
April 7, 2012 Tata Power eyes stake in South Africa’s Sekoko’s Waterberg Coal Tata Power, India's largest private power producer is in talks with South African energy company Sekoko Resources to acquire a 30-per cent stake in the Waterberg Coal Project in South…
April 6, 2012 White Tiger swings into $10 million loss, but management pay rises 9-fold Net losses came in at a shade under $10.5 million for the year which as mainly due to what the company termed "administrative costs" that totaled $15.2 million (it was…
April 6, 2012 The ‘lunar trajectory’ of Canadian mining investment The source of the surge in mining investment has been quite diverse, reflecting the widespread advance in prices. For 2012, gold leads the way with $3.6 billion of capital spending.…
April 6, 2012 Indian gold traders call off strike after curbing March imports by as much as 80% Indian imports may have tanked over 80% in March and could drop 40% in the second quarter after gold traders and jewelers went on a three week strike over taxes.
April 6, 2012 Has Barrick Gold become the perfect stock? The biggest threat to Barrick's success would be a long-awaited correction in the price of gold.
April 6, 2012 India, US jobs news should lift gold next week June gold contracts ended the holiday shortened week at $1,632 an ounce, but the end of Indian strike and disappointing news out on Friday – a day the markets were…
April 6, 2012 Top 10 gold producers: Indonesia leaves 31 tonnes underground The price of gold averaged $1,571 an ounce in 2011 meaning the South East Asian country missed out on $1,7 billion in potential revenue.
April 6, 2012 Into the green – lithium Rare and critical metals are playing a crucial role in recent scientific advancements, especially in the environmental technologies and energy sectors.
Platinum miners favour payouts over projects even as prices surge Despite strong prices, mining executives are wary of launching new projects without evidence of sustained long-term price stability. February 11, 2026 | 10:30 am
