July 18, 2011 What the frack? Analysts cool towards BHP’s shale gas purchase BHP Billiton's friendly $12 billion takeover of the US gas company Petrohawk is the group's largest in six years, and its most ambitious foray into the controversial business of shale…
July 17, 2011 India mining bill: states to get to call bids The Hindustan Times reports India's new mining bill will empower state governments to hand out leases, take up prospecting and exploration activities before mines and call for bids for commercial…
July 17, 2011 Russia fighting for right to mine mid-Atlantic minerals Russia will seek to secure a priority right for the explored ocean minefields in the Atlantic says Polar Marine Geological Prospecting Expedition Vladimir Kryukov following the first stage of ore…
July 17, 2011 Citic Pacific’s budget blown as WA ore project costs soar The Australian reports China-backed Citic Pacific's $US5.2 billion West Australian iron ore project has been hit with a $US900 million budget blowout in another sign of growing costs in the…
July 17, 2011 Karnataka iron ore exports delayed State government is putting in place RFID tags, smart cards to regulate movement of ore traffic.Exports of iron ore from Karnataka are likely to be delayed by over three months,…
July 17, 2011 LME will double metal deliveries to ease Detroit backlog The London Metal Exchange (LME) will double the amount of metal required to be delivered from the biggest stockpiles to ease a backlog in Detroit, home to a quarter of…
July 17, 2011 BC Conservatives: mine project offers prosperity BC Conservatives Leader John Cummins visited 100 Mile House recently, and had a lot to say about the Prosperity Mine in the Chilcotin. The issues with the proposed gold and…
July 17, 2011 Whatever happens, commodities win: Jim Rogers Over the weekend Jim Rogers told CNBC: "If the world economy gets better, I earn money on commodities. If the global economy gets worse then they will print more money…
July 17, 2011 Swatch CEO: ‘Bring us a diamond mine’ "As the fifth-biggest consumer of diamonds, a stake in a diamond mine would be interesting," the CEO of Swatch Group, Nick Hayek told the Finanz und Wirtschaft newspaper on Saturday.…
July 17, 2011 23 dead as rescue work ends in flooded China coal mine Rescue work in a flooded coal mine in Guizhou Province has been terminated, 14 days after a flood trapped 23 workers underground. The rescue work in Niupeng Mine, located in…
China’s Premier inspects rare earth facilities, hints at leverage in US rivalry Li Qiang inspected rare earth facilities in the southern province of Jiangxi on Tuesday. February 10, 2026 | 04:26 pm
