September 25, 2011 32 of 54 iron ore mines in Goa illegal Fresh revelations show that 32 of the 54 working iron ore mines in forest areas do not have the mandatory clearances under conservation laws.
September 25, 2011 Griffin Coal to generate up to $160 mn in revenue in FY’12 Griffin Coal, which was acquired by Lanco Group early this year, may generate revenues of up to USD 160 million this fiscal, according to a senior company official. The miner…
September 25, 2011 Rich pickings on gold mine dumps "You're standing on gold now," said Charles Symons, chief operating officer for DRDGold, as he surveyed a crater 30m deep and 250m long blasted out of the Elsburg dump, east…
September 25, 2011 EPA to shut down 20 pct of coal plants in 2012 The EPA will shut down an estimated 20% of the nation’s coal plants through the ground-level ozone rule (the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) ) through cap and trade that…
September 25, 2011 China may build 47pct of world new nuclear power capacity It is reported that China is expected to account for 32% of the world new installed power generation capacity in the next 20 years.
September 25, 2011 NMDC to acquire coking coal mine in Russia India's top iron ore miner NMDC Limited is close to acquiring a coking coal mine in Russia with an estimated reserve of about 70 million tonnes. The company will seek…
September 25, 2011 Shaft collapses at coal mine in southwest China, killing 5 Five people were killed on late Saturday afternoon when a shaft collapsed at a coal mine in southwest China, state-run media reported on Sunday. Two others were injured. The accident…
September 25, 2011 Many Kyrgyz fail to find a glittering future in gold Two decades ago, Kyrgyzstan's president entered a parliament session brandishing what he felt was the key to the future -- a bar of gold that had come from one of…
September 25, 2011 Endiama head: $150m invested in diamond prospecting in past 6 years Over the past six years, Endiama – a joint diamond production venture between De Beers and the Angolan government – has invested $150 million in prospecting for diamonds in Angola’s…
September 25, 2011 Power blackout hits Chile, halts copper mines A massive power blackout paralyzed crucial copper mines in Chile on Saturday and darkened vast swaths of the country including the capital Santiago before energy was largely restored, officials said.
BNP backs gold price to hit $6,000 as rally ‘makes sense’ The gold-silver ratio, while still lower than its two-year average in the 80s, has bounced back, said Wilson, BNP’s director of commodities strategy. February 10, 2026 | 03:14 pm
