August 10, 2011 Obama’s war on coal President Obama claims to see the need to create jobs at this time of endless 9-plus percent unemployment -- yet his administration continues to relentlessly destroy jobs for ideological reasons.…
August 10, 2011 Cockatoo to sell Taabinga AUSTRALIAN miner Cockatoo Coal has put its Taabinga thermal coal project in Queensland up for sale, an informed source said today, in the latest sign that deal-flow in the coal…
August 10, 2011 Banks, miners lead market recovery in Aus Financial and resources stocks led the local sharemarket's remarkable recovery at noon, with a number of blue chips trading at more than four per cent stronger. The big four banks…
August 10, 2011 Three killed in coal mine collapse in NW China Three miners died after a coal mine collapsed on Tuesday in northwest Shaanxi Province, according to the mine's operator. The accident occurred at 11:10 a.m. in the mine operated by…
August 10, 2011 International Coal readies to test Queensland coal targets Newly listed International Coal ( ASX: ICX ) has wasted no time with $7.7 million in hand to set its sights on an aggressive exploration program on its Queensland coal…
August 10, 2011 Is it too late to buy gold? It soared to a record $1,700 an ounce Monday after the United States suffered its first-ever debt downgrade at the hands of Standard & Poor’s. With gold rising 30 percent…
August 10, 2011 PR gaffe of the month: when fake Twitter accounts fail connected to the oil lobby was recently outed for setting up fake Twitter accounts that supported the controversial oil sands pipeline. Here are a few social media rules to remember…
August 9, 2011 Horsehead Holding Corp. announces second quarter earnings Horsehead Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: ZINC) reported that consolidated net earnings were $6.3 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2011, excluding noncash mark-to-market adjustments after taxes…
August 9, 2011 When buying gold becomes a life-or-death question I was recently asked in an interview if I thought gold was going to $5,000 an ounce. “No,” I said bluntly. “I think it’s going higher.” “You’re that optimistic?” “No,”…
August 9, 2011 Gold hits record high of $1,800; Fed expects zero interest rates until mid-2013 Gold hit $1,800/oz on Tuesday and closed the day at $1,743/oz due to ongoing turbulence in the financial markets According to MarketWatch, gold has gained 23% this year and has…
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
