Antaike lifts Chinas 2013 aluminum output forecast by 1 mil mt to 25 ...
China's domestic aluminum production is now expected to reach 25 million mt in 2013, up from a forecast of 24 million mt at the start of the year, an analyst at state nonferrous metals ...
View ArticleAditya Birla Minerals to shut Australia copper mine
Aditya Birla Minerals said on Wednesday it would put its Mt Gordon operation in Queensland state on care and maintenance by the end of April, and would await the outcome of a study on whether to ...
View ArticleMiners take Minerals Resource Rent Tax battle to the High Court
A CONTROVERSIAL section of the mining tax blamed for bringing in dismal revenue is at the heart of a High Court challenge by miners underway today. Resource giant Fortescue Metals, headed by Andrew ...
View ArticleHigh Court hears Fortescues objections to mining tax
Australia The High Court's been told the Federal Government's Minerals Resource Rent Tax breaches the constitution because it is applied differently in each State.Mining magnate Andrew ...
View ArticleEnerdrill stakes claim in exploration market
A GROUP of Western Australian oil and gas veterans have invested millions building some of the world's largest drilling rigs, and are poised to tap into surging exploration in the local onshore ...
View ArticleChina 2012 gold output up nearly 12 report
Gold production in China, the world's second largest market for the precious metal, surged nearly 12 percent year-on-year last year despite a slowdown in the domestic economy, state media ...
View ArticleChinas natural gas drive may cu...
China's drive to fuel more vehicles with cleaner-burning natural gas could reduce oil demand by nearly a tenth - equivalent to Turkey's total oil consumption - and may help ease its ...
View ArticleUganda Mining Industry Tries to Find Its Footing
In the Kirwa wolfram mine, located in the valleys of hilly Kisoro, the oldest and biggest of its kind in the country, only minimal artisanal mining is evident. For some time, the mine has been at ...
View ArticleUS utilities seen burning more coal as prices decline
A recent increase in US natural gas prices and a decline in coal is set to dent demand for gas as utilities use more coal to generate power, electricity traders said on Tuesday. Prices of Central ...
View ArticleAnadarko Petroleum to sell US Gulf oilfield stake for $860m
Oil and gas producer Anadarko Petroleum said it would sell a 12.75% interest in a deepwater oil project in the Gulf of Mexico for $860-million to ensure funding until production starts in mid-2016. ...
View ArticleOceanic Irons shipborne strategy sets it apart
TORONTO – For the dozens of junior miners with properties along the iron belt of Eastern Canada, rail is the key to unlocking the potential of their remote assets. Oceanic Iron Ore is one of ...
View ArticleBelarussian Potash says fertiliser market recovering
MINSK – Belarussian Potash (BPC), a joint venture between potash producers Uralkali and Belaruskali, expects the fertiliser market to recover this year, allowing it to lift some premium prices ...
View ArticleAfter Fukushima fallout future brightens for uranium juniors
TORONTO – After two years of mostly falling stock prices in the uranium sector, triggered by the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear meltdown in Japan, junior miners have become attractive acquisition ...
View ArticleSirius soars to new record on drilling results
Sirius Resources has had another spectacular day on the share market after announcing yet more promising drilling results, with its shares hitting their highest point since the company was ...
View ArticleMetals Stocks Gold futures advance as dollar weakens
SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures advanced in a broadly higher metals complex on Wednesday, drawing support from a weaker U.S. ...
View ArticleTriton Minerals cashed up for Mozambique graphite exploration
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Triton Minerals (ASX: TON), formerly Triton Gold, is now fully funded to complete the current exploration and drilling program for its Mozambique Graphite ...
View ArticleMillennium Minerals hits high grade gold at Golden Gate
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Millennium Minerals (ASX: MOY) has received further high tenor assays from drilling at the Golden Gate deposit, part of its Nullagine Gold Project in Western ...
View ArticleSirius Resources drilling confirms Nova is connected to Bollinger
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Sirius Resources (ASX: SIR) will exit a trading halt at the open of trade today on the news that over 40 metres of massive and breccia sulphide has been ...
View ArticleFraser Range Metals Group gains substantial shareholder
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Fraser Range Metals Group (ASX: FRN), formerly AAQ Holdings, has added N&J Mitchell Holdings to its register as a substantial shareholder with a 5.02% ...
View ArticleStraits Resources resumes gold mining from eastern end of Indonesian pit
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Straits Resources (ASX: SRQ) has recommenced mining activities in the eastern end of the Serujan Pit, part of its Mt Muro gold operation in Indonesia, ...
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