August 13, 2011 Ausdrill wins USD 75 million contract from FMG Ausdrill said that it is set to win a three year, USD 75 million contract with Fortescue Metals Group covering its Solomon iron ore project in the Pilbara.
August 13, 2011 US coal use off 3pct from previous week – Genscape Genscape said that US coal consumption was off 3% in the past week, as widespread easing of summer heat and fuel-switching by power providers cut coal demand.
August 13, 2011 Taiwan iron and steel export value in July up by 12pct According to the statistics released by the Taiwan ministry of finance, Taiwan's iron and steel exports value in July this year amounted to USD 1.76 billion, increasing by 12.2% compared…
August 13, 2011 Indian iron ore mining mess – Over 40 mines operating in Goa sans mandatory permits – PAC The Public Accounts Committee constituted by the Goa State Legislative Assembly has collected data, which confirms that large quantity of ore was tapped by firms without proper mining permissions in…
August 13, 2011 Casualties from coal mine explosions fall sharply in China The number of deaths caused by coal mine gas explosions in China declined sharply during the first half of this year, coal mine safety authorities said. A total of 245…
August 13, 2011 Ivanhoe Mines announces financial results and review of operations for the second quarter of 2011 Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN)(NYSE: IVN)(NASDAQ: IVN) today announced its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. All figures are in US dollars, unless otherwise stated. Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN)(NYSE:…
August 13, 2011 Commodities to extend gains, say GCM Worldwide Retail sales in the U.S. climbed 0.5 percent in July, the most in four months, following a 0.3 percent increase in June that was larger than previously estimated, GCM Worldwide…
August 13, 2011 U.S. may ship more coal, raising EU supply The U.S. may increase coal exports, further boosting supply of the commodity in Europe, Macquarie Group Ltd. (MQG) said. “A big push” to encourage natural-gas burning in the U.S. may…
August 13, 2011 E and Y: Mining at risk Resource nationalism is the greatest business risk faced by mining and metals companies around the world. This is the key finding in the latest 'Business Risks' report from Ernst &…
August 13, 2011 Stockpile: Gold companies take advantage of improving market Mining companies on London’s main market showed improvement this week to recover some of the significant losses that have hampered global stocks during August.
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