October 6, 2011 Qantas signs deal with Rio Tinto Qantas today announced that it has signed a new three year agreement with Rio Tinto. The new agreement will see Qantas continue to be the major air service provider for…
October 6, 2011 BHPB furthers owner mining strategy with completion of HWE buyout from Leighton BHP Billiton has completed its acquisition of a series of HWE Mining contract mining subsidiaries from Leighton Holdings. This follows on from a previously announced Heads of Agreement, signed on…
October 6, 2011 Death toll in mine accident stands at 17 The death toll rose to 17 miners on Wednesday after a massive buildup of gas and coal hit a colliery in Southwest China's Guizhou province, adding to a rash of…
October 6, 2011 EastCoal to buy Menzhinsky coking coal mine in Ukraine EastCoal has signed a letter of intent with Aponet Enterprises under which it has acquired the right to purchase a 100% interest in the Menzhinsky coking coal mine in the…
October 6, 2011 Ameren to close two Illinois coal-fired power plants Missouri-based utility Ameren Corporation is to cease operations at two of its coal-fired merchant power plants in Illinois, US with a combined capacity of 520MW.
October 6, 2011 Cameco signs MOU to mill Cigar Lake ore at McClean Lake Cameco Corp. has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with its joint venture partners to mill all Cigar Lake ore at the McClean Lake mill.
October 5, 2011 Cameco signs MOU to improve Cigar Lake project economics Cameco (TSX:CCO) (NYSE:CCJ) announced today it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with its joint venture partners to mill all Cigar Lake ore at the McClean Lake mill.…
October 5, 2011 Westminster Resources Ltd. – Drill results confirm large mineralized systems Westminster Resources ("Westminster" or "the Company") has now compiled results for the recent 2,000 metre drilling program at the Company's Sonora, Mexico properties.
October 5, 2011 Rarest rare earths will stay in short supply Despite worldwide efforts to reduce the consumption of rare earth elements, researcher IMARC Group expects strategies like substitution and recycling to have a little effect on demand for erbium, dysprosium,…
October 5, 2011 Forget pricing, politics and pipelines – there’s a much bigger threat to the oil sands Even if both Keystone XL and Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipelines are built, bitumen is expensive to extract and cannot compete with the many new shale oil plays – particularly in…
Silver price: Here’s what to watch for after wild ride past $80 Surging investor interest in China has been a key driver of silver prices in recent days. December 30, 2025 | 08:59 am
