July 15, 2011 Iron ore spot price extends gains on firm Chinese steel demand Spot iron ore prices extended gains on Friday, driving a key global index to near two-month peaks, as steel mills in top producer China continued to restock the raw material…
July 15, 2011 Duke Energy anticipates Ohio coal plant retirement Duke Energy Ohioanticipates it will retire all six coal-fired generation units at its W.C. Beckjord Station, southwest of Cincinnati, by Jan. 1, 2015, as a result of a proposed U.S.…
July 15, 2011 Lucara says South Africa strike affecting Botswana diamond project Canada's Lucara Diamond Corp, building the AK6 mine in Botswana, said on Friday strike action in South Africa’s steel sector was delaying deliveries to the project, though it did not…
July 15, 2011 Oilsands Quest rockets after Saskatchewan approves first oil sands leases Oilsands Quest stock was trading up more than 60% at the close on Friday on more than 10-times usual volumes after the company announced it has received approval from the…
July 15, 2011 Goldcorp estimates 1-2 week disruption at Musselwhite due to forest fires Forest fires near Goldcorp's Musselwhite mine in north-west Ontario could result in a one- to two- week production halt for the mine, but it is still to early to say…
July 15, 2011 Australia’s WPG fast-tracks Buzzard to operate parallel to Peculiar Knob Australian iron ore developer WPG Resources said on Friday it will bring forward its Buzzard direct shipping ore project at Hawks Nest in South Australia. Drilling at the site has…
July 15, 2011 Gold takes a breather Friday, then takes off again Gold futures pulled back early on Friday after adding over $50 an ounce since Monday and more than a $100 since the start of July, but in after hours trade…
July 15, 2011 Norilsk restarts Australia nickel mine mothballed during recession Norilsk Nickel, world number one nickel and palladium producer and Russia's biggest miner, announced on Friday it is restarting operations at its Maggie Hays mine near Lake Johnston in West…
July 15, 2011 Demand for Silver Booming in China The Silver demand in China is on up. Imports of silver to the China have reached new highs, and analysts maintain that demand for this year will only continue to…
July 15, 2011 Glencore to stop reporting quarterly results Glencore has decided to stop reporting its results every quarter, in a move that is likely to soothe tensions with Xstrata, the mining company in which it owns a 34…
Northern Star climbs to record high as first-half profit surges 49% The gold miner reported underlying net profit after tax of A$759.8 million ($541 million) for the half year ended December 31. February 11, 2026 | 03:33 pm
