February 8, 2012 Expansionary central bank monetary policy to propel gold According to David Levenstein, the continued printing of money at unprescedented rates will lead to currency debasement and should boost precious metal prices.
February 8, 2012 Cliffs Natural To End Michigan Iron Nuggets Joint Venture Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (CLF) said it will dissolve its Michigan iron nuggets joint venture with Kobe Steel (KBSTY) as coal and iron-ore producer Cliffs looks to focus on its…
February 8, 2012 Newton County aluminum plant to close; 146 to lose jobs At least 146 employees of a Newton County aluminum extrusion plant will lose their jobs this summer when the facility is closed.
February 8, 2012 BHP sees little impact from Glencore, Xstrata merger The world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton (Hamburg: BHP1.HM - news), said Wednesday the planned blockbuster merger between Glencore and Xstrata (Dusseldorf: XTR.DU - news) would not impact on its strategy.
February 8, 2012 BHP closing in on A$3.5 billion Gabon iron ore deal – report BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) is close to striking a A$3.5 billion deal with the government of Gabon over the Belinga iron ore project, which is said to contain about 4…
February 8, 2012 Drug Abuse Runs Wild in W.Va. Coal Mines The wild and not-so-wonderful drug problem plaguing West Virginia's coal mining sector is getting a lot of attention this week.
February 8, 2012 Eurasian Minerals and Bullion Monarch Mining Enter Into Merger Agreement Eurasian Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:EMX)(NYSE Amex:EMXX) ("EMX") and Bullion Monarch Mining, Inc. (OTCQB:BULM)(FRANKFURT:BMJ) ("BULM") are pleased to announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement (the "Agreement") with respect…
February 8, 2012 Leighton officially launches African contract mining operations at Indaba 2012 The world's largest contract miner, the Leighton Group, yesterday officially launched its operations in Africa at Mining Indaba 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. The Leighton Group is a leading…
February 8, 2012 BHP H1 earnings up 8% on record iron ore, gas production BHP Billiton raked in US$18.7 billion in the half-year ended December 31, 2011 — an 8.3% increase in Underlying EBITDA from the second half of 2010.
February 7, 2012 Chinese companies hurling headlong into Sunshine Oilsands IPO Reuters reports that sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp (CIC) and state oil company Sinopec are among three cornerstone investors that will pledge $350 million towards Sunshine Oilsands Ltd's Hong…
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