October 23, 2011 Molycorp spends $114 million to accelerate rare earth production by three months Molycorp (NYSE:MCP), the only rare earth producer in the Western hemisphere, announced on Thursday that it plans to spend $114 million to accelerate by three months the start-up of its…
October 23, 2011 Minister implores EU: Don’t discriminate against oilsands minister is taking the European Union to task over its proposal to discriminate against crude from the Alberta oilsands. Joe Oliver has written to union energy commissioner Gunther Oettinger to…
October 23, 2011 Cancer therapy using iron ore Helicon Group, an Australian medical company, will spend $3 million to develop a cancer therapy that relies on magnets and iron ore. Nanoparticles of iron ore are injected into a…
October 23, 2011 Global factors creating potential for precious metals Many invest in precious metals, more so in the recent times due to the uncertainty in the global economy. There are quite a few innovative instruments, with precious metals as…
October 23, 2011 Railways chokes on coal short supply Coal Ministry mandarins recently summoned senior officials of State-owned coal companies and reportedly urged them to pull up their socks or face consequences. The reason: a large number of power…
October 23, 2011 Sata’s shake-up ‘for the better’ THE controversial steps taken by Zambia's new President Michael Sata in that country's mining industry is aimed at bringing partnerships and inclusivity into the industry, said Arshad Dudhia, one of…
October 23, 2011 Gold down over four percent last week KUWAIT, Oct 23 (KUNA) -- The latest price lists show a decrease of over four percent in price of gold over the last week touching the USD 1,600 per ounce.…
October 23, 2011 Hedge Funds Raise Bullish Bets Most in Two Months: Commodities (For more commodity columns, click CMMKT.) Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Hedge funds increased bullish bets on commodities by the most since August on mounting optimism the global economy will avoid…
October 23, 2011 Boss Power has $30 million burning a hole in its pocket Boss Power (CVE:BPU), which successfully settled a lawsuit on Thursday with the Province of British Columbia, is now looking at ways to spend […]
Australian uranium miners in Namibia bullish on outlook as prices surge Namibia, the world's No. 3 uranium producer after Canada and leader Kazakhstan, wants to cement its position after achieving record output last year. February 12, 2026 | 07:04 am
