August 31, 2011 Nevsun drills 30m of 8.55% copper adjacent to Bisha Mine VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 31, 2011) - Nevsun Resources Ltd. (TSX:NSU)(NYSE Amex:NSU) is pleased to report the assays from the forty-three diamond drill holes at the hanging wall copper zone within…
August 31, 2011 Rolling stoppages at BHP mines all week (AAP) Strike action involving 4000 BHP employees has nothing to do with money, a union boss says. Workers employed at seven BHP mines in Queensland will walk off the job this…
August 31, 2011 Iron ore emerging as Asia’s industrial demand gauge Iron ore could soon become a leading economic indicator in emerging markets such as China, since the absence of speculative froth makes the sandy steelmaking raw material a better gauge…
August 31, 2011 Copper climbs for sixth day in London trading on growth optimism Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Copper climbed for a sixth day in London as speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve will stimulate economic growth heightened optimism about raw materials demand. All six…
August 31, 2011 Coal Shortages Force China’s Hand and Motivate It Speed up on Clean Energy Every booming economy could be handicapped by one vita resource – cheap energy. It’s no different for China whose economic juggernaut is entailing a high cost in terms of energy.…
August 31, 2011 Diamond Federation of Hong Kong holds bourse elections The Diamond Federation of Hong Kong, China Limited has announced its Executive Committee for 2011 through 2013, naming LEUNG, Sik Wah as honorary life president, MA, Y.Y. Lawrence as president…
August 31, 2011 Robert J. Samuelson: Keystone pipeline is sound proposal billion) and Iraq (115 billion). True, about 97 percent of Canada's reserves consist of Alberta's controversial oil sands, but new technologies and high oil prices have made them economically viable.…
August 31, 2011 $93bn a year needed for Africa infrastructure PERTH (miningweekly.com) Global law firm DLA Piper on Wednesday estimated that Africa would need an estimated $93-billion infrastructure investment each year. “This is best exampled when you consider there are…
August 31, 2011 Three coal miners killed Shillong - Three coal miners have died after inhaling toxic gas (sulpur dioxide) in a coal pit in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills, according to an environmentalist. "We have confirmed that…
August 31, 2011 Vale, Petrobas in talks over fertilizer assets According to the companies, discussions about a potential operation involving Vale's nitrogenous assets are ongoing but, no binding agreement has yet been reached SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's state-controlled oil…
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
