October 9, 2011 Institute identifies coal-fired powerplants likely to close – Ohio, West Virginia hardest hit The Institute for Energy Research issued a report on Friday listing the powerplants likely to be closed as a result of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations commonly known as…
October 9, 2011 Venezuela faces fresh $3.8 billion claim over nationalized gold mine The International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes has advised Crystallex International Corp. that proceedings in its $3.8 billion case against Venezuela for nationalizing gold-mining assets has begun. The Toronto-listed…
October 9, 2011 Iamgold’s Suriname mine breaks output record Rosebel Goldmines (RGM) has achieved a record production in Brokopondo of nearly 400,000 troy ounces (12,440 kilos) of gold. RGM’s parent company IamGold announces this in its annual report for…
October 9, 2011 Alrosa Reducing Rough Diamond Sales, Expects Revival in 2012 (IDEX Online News) – Diminished demand for rough diamonds is forcing Alrosa to respond to rising pressure from the market. However, instead of reducing prices, which would make the goods…
October 9, 2011 South Africa’s gold miners await technology breakthrough to save them Fin24 reports South Africa's gold mining industry is under such cost pressure, owing to gold reserves that are too deep to be mined profitably, that within a decade or two…
October 9, 2011 Australia’s Atlas moves to monthly iron ore pricing Pilbara iron ore exporter Atlas Iron will switch to monthly pricing when several of its long-term supply contracts reach completion in the next nine months. Iron ore contracts have been…
October 9, 2011 More fuel on Australia’s carbon tax fire The Sydney Morning Herald reports Australia's Gillard government has opened the week of the crucial vote on carbon tax by revealing that big fuel users such as airlines want to…
October 9, 2011 Qataris are eyeing Greek gold reserves Qatar is joining the field of gold mining in this country after a recent agreement by the Qatar Investment Authority to fund the Hellenic Gold investment in Halkidiki, northern Greece.
October 9, 2011 Mongolia re-opens bidding for world’s biggest coking coal deposit The Wall Street Journal reports Mongolia is relaunching talks with international miners on developing the western block of Tavan Tolgoi in the South Gobi desert, the world’s largest deposit of…
October 9, 2011 Former Chinese coal boss gets life in jail for graft Reuters reports a former senior executive at China's No. 3 state-owned coal producer has been sentenced to life imprisonment for accepting bribes, state media Xinhua said on Sunday.
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