August 26, 2011 Mining in America more dangerous than policing, statistics show Working in a mine is more dangerous than being a police officer in America, according to the latest data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
August 26, 2011 10 dead in east China mining accidents Ten people were confirmed dead and three others injured in two unrelated coal mine accidents on Thursday in east China, local authorities said.
August 26, 2011 Hycroft’s gold reserves climb Allied Nevada Gold Corp. has increased proven and probable gold reserves at the Hycroft Mine in Humboldt County to 10.2 million ounces. The gold reserves estimate was at 2.6 million…
August 26, 2011 China shuts down 1,289 illegal coal mines As of the end of July, work safety authorities had shut down 1,289 coal mines in the nationwide crackdown on illegal production at coal mines, Zhao Tiechui, deputy head of…
August 26, 2011 Sign of the times: Eurotire announces price increase on all its bias and radial tyres There have been many warnings of tyre shortages and now Eurotire, an emerging global leader in the OTR tire industry, has announced it will increase prices by up to 9.8%…
August 26, 2011 Why U.S. protesters want Obama to “just say no” to Canada’s oilsands Thousands of Americans – many of them high-profile, law-abiding citizens – will be risking arrest over the coming weeks to send a message to their president about importing oil from…
August 25, 2011 50,000 Chileans battle police against billionaire president Reuters reports 50,000 protesters battled police in Chile's capital on Thursday, the second day of a two-day strike against unpopular President Sebastian Pinera. A recent poll put the right-wing leader's…
August 25, 2011 Iron ore price scales $180/tonne to within reach of record highs FT reports iron ore prices hit a three-month high above $180 a tonne on Thursday as supply outages and strong demand from China underpinned the steelmaking commodity. Started in 2008,…
August 25, 2011 Copper ends at 3-week high on Asian strength Reuters Africa reports that copper rose 2 percent at a three-week high.
August 25, 2011 Siemens and Outotec to build pellet plant in Russia NLMK Group's subsidiary Stoilensky has awarded a €280m contract to a consortium of Siemens VAI and Outotec for the construction of an iron pellet plant at Stoilensky, Russia.
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979. December 29, 2025 | 07:35 am
