August 31, 2011 Cobalt is the king of critical metals Most people don't know or care about cobalt. But, as with a number of metals we seldom hear about, we would certainly miss cobalt if it were not available for…
August 31, 2011 Gold edges down; eyes on Fed cues on stimulus Spot gold edged lower on Wednesday as investors waited for more clues to economic conditions and watched to see if the U.S. Federal Reserve would deploy more stimulus measures, but…
August 31, 2011 Australia’s Whitehaven shares fall after stake selldowns Private equity groups First Reserve Corp and AMCI International have sold A$390 million ($416 million) worth of shares in Australian miner Whitehaven Coal , which failed to find a buyer…
August 31, 2011 Beijing’s coal use to be capped The capital city will cap its annual coal consumption at 20 million tons by 2015, as part of its plan to release less carbon and further reduce air pollution, the…
August 31, 2011 $5B deal for Australian coal company long awaited The deal for Peabody Energy, the world's biggest private-sector coal company, and a partner to buy Australia's Macarthur Coal for more than $5 billion concludes more than a year of…
August 31, 2011 Eyre magnetite jumps 200 pct Chinese steel major Wuhan Iron & Steel (WISCO) and Centrex Metals have boosted the total mineral resource for their Eyre Peninsula joint venture iron operation by 200% after posting an…
August 31, 2011 China copper spree defies market jitters Chinese companies and investors are stepping up commodity buys such as copper. The show of confidence stands in contrast to the turmoil in western markets.
August 31, 2011 Universal Coal acquires 50 pct stake in South African coking coal asset Universal Coal (ASX: UNV) has secured the Donkin licence area, adjacent to the Somerville coking coal project in the Limpopo Province of South Africa, on a farm-in basis. Based on…
August 31, 2011 Rusoro slips into red as Venezuelan gold output dips Rusoro Mining, the Russian backed miner with gold assets in Venezuela, on Tuesday posted a $9.8-million net loss for the quarter ended June, having made a $3.3-million profit for the…
August 31, 2011 India looking to get into rare earth game A government panel is working on a strategy to encourage discovery of rare earth elements in India, Economic Times has revealed: "The committee will look into the current availability of…
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
