Masked intruders raid gold mining company in Greece
THESSALONIKI, Greece – About 40 masked attackers have raided the facilities of a prospective gold mine in northern Greece overnight, setting machinery and offices alight. There is strong ...
View ArticleChina’s gold demand to beat supply by 2015
Chinese consumers' insatiable longing for gold is set to provide a strong push for local mines, as the country's demand for the precious metal is expected to surpass supply by at least 550 ...
View ArticleCopper poised for breakout while gold and silver weaken analyst
Anything can happen in the markets, but you base your decisions on what is known?and not on what may or may not happen.Could the potential breakout fail?Yes. ?Based on what is known, as of Friday, ...
View ArticleDrop in iron ore prices to hit BHP profit again
Mining giant BHP Billiton's (ASX, NYSE:BHP)profit is expected to slide for the third consecutive half this week, as last year's plummeting iron-ore price continues to take a toll on the ...
View ArticleEuropean Union to ease restrictions against Zimbabwe
European foreign ministers will discuss Monday easing the tough sanctions on Zimbabwe, after President Robert Mugabe announced this weekend that March 16 would be the date for a referendum on a new ...
View ArticleRPT-UPDATE 1-Guinea publishes mining deals online in transparency bid
Sun Feb 17, 2013 3:23pm EST * Guinean mining long plagued by graft, mismanagement * Soros-backed watchdog hails transparency initiative By Saliou Samb CONAKRY, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Guinea's ...
View ArticleMeteorite fragments spark Russia’s newest gold rush
day after a meteor streaked across Russia's sky and exploded with the force of an atomic bomb, gold hunters were out in force searching for pieces to sell. According ...
View ArticleHooded protesters firebomb Greek mining site
ATHENS (AFP) - Dozens of hooded men early Sunday firebombed the premises of a Greek subsidiary of a Canadian gold mining company opposed by environmentalists, injuring a guard and damaging equipment, ...
View ArticleMinnesota Legislature silica sand mining hearing slated
Critics of a booming silica-sand mining industry will ask lawmakers to hit the pause button Tuesday, Feb. 19, when the Minnesota Legislature holds its first-ever hearing on a subject that has so far ...
View ArticleMining and Metals MA Activity to Rise After Dismal 2012-Ernst Young
Mergers and acquisitions activity in the global metals and mining sector should pick up this year after a slow and patchy period in 2012, consultancy and accountancy firm Ernst & Young said ...
View ArticleMETALS-Copper falls on signs of dimmer global growth
* Fresh Shanghai shorts, bonded stock buys paint mixed picture * U.S. markets shut for President's day holiday on Monday * ECB president testifies in European Parliament at 1430 GMT By Melanie ...
View ArticleIndonesia readies incentives for oil gas exploration
The Indonesian government says it is preparing a regulation to issue more incentives for oil and gas companies amid dwindling production and slow-moving exploration. Energy and Mineral Resources ...
View ArticleNew Standard Energy Terminates Drilling Contract Citing Safety Concerns
New Standard Energy (NES) disclosed Friday that, as operator of the Goldwyer joint venture (GJV) with ConocoPhillips, it has terminated its drilling contract with Century Energy Services (MB Century) ...
View ArticleChina tops world in wind power hydropower capacity
China's installed capacities for wind power and hydropower have grown to the world's largest, said Liu Zhenya,president of the China Electricity Council (CEC), on Sunday. Liu said at a ...
View ArticleU.S. oil company ConocoPhillips to sell Algeria unit for 1.75 billion ...
U.S. energy company ConocoPhillips said on Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement to sell its business in Algeria to Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina for 1.75 billion ...
View ArticleCNPCs overseas oil gas output remains high
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) said Tuesday that combined oil and gas output in its overseas projects reached 50.35 million tonnes of oil equivalent this year as of December 17. It was ...
View ArticleFunds raised to explore Chinas mineral deposits
China set aside 33 billion yuan (5.3 billion U.S. dollars) from central and provincial budgets by the end of 2011 for mine exploration, the natural resources watchdog said Monday. A Ministry of ...
View ArticleChinas coal output to top 3.7b tons
China's coal production will reach more than 3.7 billion tons this year despite sagging market demand, an industry chief has predicted. Although coal output, imports and stocks continue to ...
View ArticleBritain announces investment plan for gas electricity network upgradi...
British energy regulator announced on Monday a huge investment plan worth of 24.2 billion pounds (39.2 billion U.S. dollars) to upgrade and renew infrastructure for electricity and gas networks in ...
View ArticleChile approves Barricks Cerro Casale copper gold project
Environmental authorities in northern Chile Thursday approved plans by Barrick Gold to develop its Cerro Casale copper-gold mine. But the Canadian firm, the world's largest producer of the ...
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