July 12, 2011 West African gold and iron ore: a mining boom in one fifth of Africa Gold mines in Mali are an underexploited treasure trove for commodity investors, the supervisory board chairman of German-listed Pearl Gold told Reuters in an interview, Mineweb reports.
July 12, 2011 Coal shares gain after Macarthur bid Macarthur Coal shares soared almost 40 per cent after Peabody Energy's near $5 billion takeover bid, providing a stock price boost to others in the Australian coal sector. The shares…
July 12, 2011 Network Alliance implements major Riverbed solution for Namakwa Diamonds Network Alliance, a specialist IT and network solutions provider for small and medium enterprises, has announced the successful completion of the South African phase of its first major Riverbed project.
July 12, 2011 Zinc futures up on global cues Supported by pick-up in spot demand and a better trend at the London Metal Exchange, zinc futures prices rose 0.39 per cent today. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, zinc for…
July 12, 2011 Three rescuers die of heat stroke in fighting coal mine fire in E. China Three rescuers died of heat stroke in fighting a coal mine fire on Sunday in east China's Shandong Province, according to the rescue headquarters of Zhaozhuang Fangbei Coal Mine.
July 12, 2011 East China iron ore mine flood traps 21 underground Twenty four miners were trapped in a flooded iron ore mine in east China's Shandong Province, the rescue command center said Monday. Previously, 21 miners were believed to be trapped…
July 12, 2011 Markets plunge amid fears of euro debt PM Local share losses have accelerated, as global markets are gripped by fears the euro zone debt crisis will spread to Italy, but coal miners buck the trend after a…
July 12, 2011 Highlands Pacific: Frieda on track for BFS in January 2012 Source: News BitesHighlands Pacific Ltd announced joint venture partner Xstrata Copper has completed infill drilling at the Frieda copper gold project in PNG with an updated resource estimate due in…
July 12, 2011 Carbon, mining taxes won’t stop investment: analysts The Federal Government's sales pitch on its carbon pollution policy is getting a boost from an unlikely source - the world's biggest privately-owned coal miner.
July 12, 2011 Australian PM hails coal miner takeover bid Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has hailed a takeover bid for a Queensland coal mine as proof her carbon price package won't kill off the sector. US energy giant Peabody…
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