December 26, 2011

Metals – Chile – Copper exports fall 5.2 pct in first half of December

Chilean copper exports were down 5.2% to US$1.89bn in the first half of December compared with US$1.99bn year-on-year, according to figures compiled by the central bank. Copper accounted for 90.2%...

December 26, 2011

Demand for gold watches on the rise

Patek Philippe is said to have a majority output of gold watches. As gold jewellery sales have suffered in the recession, it would seem that rising prices are having an…

December 26, 2011

World’s highest level conversion efficiency over 11.4%; Tanaka Precious Metals exclusively supply ruthenium dye for dye-sensitized solar cells

Tanaka Precious Metals' manufacturing business will begin exclusively providing the CYC-B11 ruthenium complex dye with a conversion efficiency over 11.4% — one of the world's highest level for dye-sensitized solar…

December 26, 2011

Wind turbine safety increasingly important as industry expands

Keeping wind turbines safely operating is becoming increasingly important as more windmills are built and America begins to use wind as larger source of energy heading into the future.

December 26, 2011

Nickel wards off pancreatic cancer

In a study of pancreatic cancer, Spanish researchers found that patients with high concentrations of nickel and selenium were least likely to suffer from the disease.

December 26, 2011

After the Gold Rush: Workers discover artifacts from the boom days in 1880s San Francisco

Artifacts from the heady days of the Californian Gold Rush have been unearthed by workers digging San Francisco’s multi-billion dollar transport terminal. They […]

December 26, 2011

Freeport Grasberg copper-gold mine striker return at risk

Strikers at Freeport's massive Grasberg copper-gold mine in Indonesia who are supposed to go back to work this week after 3-months out may be delaying return over suspended workers.

December 25, 2011

African Barrick Gold Mine faces multimillion dollar suit

Afrcan Barrick Gold (ABG) faces a multimillion court battle following its draconian decisions taken two years ago to freeze payments to Mwanza based firm, Simba Pipe Line, under the allegations…

December 25, 2011

Lazare Kaplan Sues Antwerp Diamond Bank

December 25, 2011

Coal India will switch to new pricing mechanism from Jan

The Coal India Ltd headquarters at Kolkata. (file photo) – A. Roy Chowdhury Co says gross calorific value-based system to be ‘revenue neutral' Coal India Ltd is believed to be…