August 12, 2011 Iron ore stockpiles fall at China’s ports Iron ore stockpiles at China's 30 major ports fell 0.64 percent week-on-week to 94.74 million tons on Aug. 12, including 13.06 million tons of Indian iron ore stockpiles which fell…
August 12, 2011 Afghanistan vows to "set standards" on child labor in mines For around $2 a day some Afghan children as young as 10 work long hours in the country's coal mines with no safety gear and, until now, no government mining…
August 12, 2011 Bill Hionas Explains the Attraction of Precious Metals Bullion as an Investment It seems like everyone is rushing to buy gold bullion, in fact investors seem to be falling over themselves in a mad panic to lay their hands on as much…
August 12, 2011 GMR Infrastructure buys indonesian company, secures coal supplies for its subsidiary GMR Energy, a part of the GMR infrastructure, will acquire 30% stake in the Indonesian firm PT Golden Energy for $550 million in cash. With this transaction the company's coal…
August 12, 2011 Silver demand to rise in electronics industry Following the significant narrowing of cost-in-use of conventional Silver materials and nanosilver in electronics industry, which may encourage some industry players to switch to higher performance nanosilver technologies, according to ‘Nanosilver
August 12, 2011 METALS-Copper steady, caught between China and world economies Copper steadied on Friday as prospects for stronger demand from top consumer China helped sustain prices, while a gloomy outlook for global economic growth and demand prevented gains.
August 12, 2011 Iron ore production down 4.81 pc in FY’11 Production of iron ore, a vital steel-making raw material, in the country fell by 4.81 per cent in 2010-11 to 208.11 million tonnes (MT), Parliament was informed today.
August 12, 2011 Singapore launches iron ore futures contract Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX), the first pan-Asian multi-product commodity and currency derivatives exchange, today announced that the world’s first Iron Ore Futures Contract on a global platform, settled based on…
August 12, 2011 Gold Falls in London as Rally to Record Spurs Investor Sales Gold futures may rise in New York on speculation slowing economies in the U.S. and Europe will boost demand for safer investments.
August 12, 2011 Macmahon awarded mining contracts worth $90m PERTH (miningweekly.com) Contract miner Macmahon Holdings on Friday reported that it had been awarded $90-million worth of mining contracts, including work on diversified miner BHP Billiton’s Wheelarra mine. Under its…
Silver price extends volatile run with surge above $86 Spot prices rose as much as 6.6% to over $86 an ounce, near its highest in a week. February 11, 2026 | 08:38 am
