November 18, 2011 China’s rare-earth domination keeps wind industry on its toes Wind turbine manufacturers are scrambling to find alternatives to a key element used in direct-drive permanent magnet generators (PMGs), thanks to skyrocketing prices and diminishing supplies of crucial rare earths.…
November 18, 2011 Activist nun who fought Indian mining companies brutally murdered How an activist nun in eastern India lost her life while organizing impoverished aboriginals against mining company interests.
November 18, 2011 Keystone XL decision a reminder the customer is always right — governments and industry north of the border have learned from the opposition to the pipeline and the oilsands expansion that would be required to fill it. A remarkable couple…
November 18, 2011 Anglo American’s De Beers purchase explained Lawyers on the Anglo American/De Beers deal navigated third party pre-emptive equity rights and utilised an anti-embarrassment clause in the $5.1 billion acquisition.
November 18, 2011 Coal mine cave-in traps 12 miners in north China Twelve miners were trapped in a coal mine that caved in in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, local authorities said Friday.
November 18, 2011 Rio Tinto shuts aluminum plant The mining and metal making giant is closing a U.K. smelter due to rising carbon taxes and falling aluminum prices, Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) said.
November 18, 2011 Ghana: Taxes on mining companies to be hiked Ghana will seek to boost revenues from its mining industry next year by hiking taxes, according to a text of the 2012 budget delivered to parliament.
November 18, 2011 Stratex International Plc – Turkey Update Stratex International plc ("Stratex‟ or "the Company‟), the AIM-quoted exploration and development company focussed on gold and base metals in Turkey and East Africa, is pleased to report additional significant…
November 18, 2011 Fortescue invests in new 14-strong Vermeer surface miner fleet Vermeer Corporation and subsidiary Vermeer Western Australia and Northern Territory have announced that Fortescue Metals Group has agreed to purchase 14 Vermeer Terrain Leveler surface excavation machines (SEMs) to be…
November 18, 2011 The keys to the Keystone project helping to match supply and demand in the car industry, for instance. Stimulating the development of Alberta’s oilsands also results in less net wealth being transferred out of the United…
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
