August 19, 2011 Zimbabwe gives mines 14-day deadline to hand over majority Zimbabwe's government has given foreign companies including miners and banks a 14-day ultimatum to submit plans on how they propose to transfer majority stakes to local owners or risk losing…
August 19, 2011 Anglo American said to weigh counterbid for Macarthur Coal Anglo American is exploring a bid for Macarthur Coal that would challenge Peabody Energy Corp.’s $4.9 billion offer for the Australian miner, said two people with knowledge of the matter.…
August 19, 2011 Batista’s MPX in negotiations for Colombian coal contracts MPX Energia SA, the energy company controlled by Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista, is negotiating supply contracts to sell coal from its Colombian unit as it prepares to start production by…
August 19, 2011 Tantalum miner Noventa places $30 million, asks investors for $7 million more London and Toronto-listed Noventa announced Friday that it placed 73,600,000 new ordinary shares at a price of 25 pence each with institutions and other investors to raise roughly $30.3 million.…
August 19, 2011 US greens see red over Keystone oilsands pipeline Thousands of opponents of a $7 billion pipeline that would boost U.S. dependence on Canadian oil sands plan to get arrested in protests over the next two weeks that they…
August 19, 2011 US coal use down 3% from previous week Coal consumption in the US is down 2% from same week of 2010 as fronts relieve heat, generators burn cheaper gas. Missouri River flooding also slowed some coal deliveries.
August 19, 2011 Backwardation possible if Chavez takes gold delivery If President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela actually takes delivery of an estimated 10 metric tons of gold, there could be an unusual development of backwardation in the futures markets, says…
August 19, 2011 Inflows into gold ETFs rise The worries about the financial markets are sending investors to Gold and the exchange-traded funds are seeing high inflows, says Commerzbank. The world's largest gold ETF, SPDR Gold Trust, registered…
August 19, 2011 Miners reel after Papua New Guinea ownership bombshell In a surprise announcement Papua New Guinea on Friday introduced a plan to hand state ownership of mineral and energy resources to landowners, a move that may prove disastrous to…
August 19, 2011 Gold and silver continue meteoric rise Despite a relatively stable day for stocks on Wall Street, gold futures continued its upward spiral on Friday trading above 1,850/oz after touching a new record high of $1,881/oz in…
Congo says it would seek other partners if US minerals framework fails "The rivalry between China and the United States - we are not interested in it," the country's mines minister said. February 11, 2026 | 07:12 am
