September 17, 2011 China daily crude steel output hit 2011 low in August According to latest statistics China crude steel production hit 58.752 million tonnes in August 2011, up 13.8%YoY. Daily production set a year to date new low of 1.8952 million tonnes,…
September 17, 2011 Iron ore probe judge says exports eat away India’s national wealth Sify reports rampant extraction of iron ore for export was steadily eating away India's national wealth, retired Supreme Court judge M.B. Shah, who heads a commission probing illegal mining in…
September 17, 2011 Wales rescue workers find fourth miner dead South Wales Chief Constable Peter Vaughan called the unfortunate outcome of the search-and-rescue operation on Friday “the one that none of us wanted,” because police had held out hope of…
September 17, 2011 Green energy stimulus costs $5.5 million per job created The Washington Post reports, the Energy Department loan guarantee program from which the shuttered scandal-ridden Solyndra solar panel company benefitted has created one new permanent job for every $5.5 million…
September 17, 2011 Anglo American to build $3 billion Peru copper mine in 2012 Reuters reported that Anglo American will start construction on its USD 3 billion Quellaveco copper mine next year. Quellaveco, one of Anglo American's largest projects in Peru is expected to…
September 17, 2011 Hannans Reward kicks off drilling targeting manganese at Jigalong project Western Australian minerals exploration company Hannans Reward Limited has commenced a combined RC and Diamond drilling program at its 3,000 square kilometer Jigalong project in the South East Pilbara region…
September 17, 2011 India’s Singrauli residents bear the brunt of coal mining Singrauli, on the border of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, which is also called the power hub of India, is facing the ill effects of coal mining for the last 35 years.
September 17, 2011 South Africa mine union says wage talks with Implats falter The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Friday separate wage talks with Exxaro Resources and Impala Platinum had deadlocked but strike action was not imminent.
September 17, 2011 Shanghai rebar futures hits over one month low Reuters reported that Shanghai rebar futures fell again recently hitting the lowest level in over a month, shrugging off gains in other broader markets as worries about the euro zone…
September 17, 2011 China number two coal producer closes mine after fatalities Xinhua News reports the mining operations of China National Coal in Shaanxi Province, the country's coal heartland, were ordered suspended after eight miners were confirmed dead in a colliery flooding…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
