October 4, 2011 Oil sands stocks decimated After crashing through the $80/barrel level on Friday, the price of US crude oil fell further on Monday to trade just above $76/barrel, the lowest in a year, sending the…
October 3, 2011 Why diamonds are nothing like gold MarketWatch takes an in-depth look at the $72 billion global polished diamond trade and finds a distinct lack of pricing clarity and a deeply flawed system that have somehow endured…
October 3, 2011 $19 million pink diamond could break auction record IDEX reports on Wednesday Sotheby's is auctioning a 9.27-carats fancy vivid pink emerald-cut diamond at a sale that will likely attract collectors that have not seen such stones auctioned for…
October 3, 2011 Vale to concede 35% of Simandou to Guinea Vale SA will likely hand over 35% of its Simandou iron ore project to Guinea. The Wall Street Journal (sub required) is reporting that Vale, one of the top three…
October 3, 2011 Tough talk about Oyu Tolgoi does nothing to staunch Ivanhoe bleeding A statement put out by Ivanhoe Mines and partner Rio Tinto on Monday saying it has formally informed the Mongolian government it won't renegotiate the terms of the Oyu Tolgoi…
October 3, 2011 Southern Andes Energy Discovers Additional High Grading Uranium Mineralization on Its Tantamaco Project, Peru Highlights Include 1,500 ppm U3O8 (3.0 lbs U3O8 per ton) Across 17.4 Metres and Including 1.74% U3O8 (34.8 lbs/ton) Across 1.2 Metres
October 3, 2011 Potash Corp’s market worth dropping $1 billion per day The value of stock in Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, the world’s largest miner of the soil nutrient, are down more than 13% or $6 billion since Tuesday after losing 2.8%…
October 3, 2011 Wesfarmers slashes coal price but experts see no reason to panic The price of coking coal is likely to remain buoyant despite a recent price cut by Wesfarmers and softening Chinese demand for steelmaking inputs. Wesfarmers, an Australian conglomerate based in…
October 3, 2011 Strike over, mining resumes at La Arena An illegal work stoppage at La Arena Gold Oxide Mine has been resolved and mining operations have resumed, Rio Alto Mining (CVE:RIO) said on its website today.
October 3, 2011 Mining companies raided in Philippines Three mining companies in the Philippines have been raided by over 200 heavily-armed communist rebels, Forbes.com is reporting. The rebels burned heavy equipment, disarmed guards and briefly held people, according…
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