China changes coal pricing syste...
A new coal pricing system in China will replace the National Development and Reforms Commission-set annual key coal contracts with mid- or long-term contracts negotiated between miners and power ...
View ArticleChilean mining investment to top $100B
Investment in Chile's mining sector is set to exceed $100 billion over the next 12 years and about half will go into boosting copper production, mainstay of the Latin American country's ...
View ArticleChinas ten biggest steel produc...
China's steel industry is the biggest in the world, producing 45.7 percent of global output from January to April and importing a record 210 million tonnes of iron ore over the same period. But ...
View ArticleRiverkeeper Calls on Governor to Declare new York City Watershed Off-Limits...
Riverkeeper Calls on Governor to Declare new York City Watershed Off-Limits to Natural Gas Drilling NEW YORK - August 8 - At a press conference with Queens City Councilman Gennaro today, ...
View ArticleThe Real News Network Shock Doctrine Opens Way for Oil Drilling
Naomi Klein on disaster capitalism August 18 - In the most recent segment of his interview, The Real News senior editor Paul Jay discusses disaster capitalism with Naomi Klein, author of The Shock ...
View ArticleWild Planet Adventures 12-Day Borneo Exploration Showcases Wildlife Sighting...
Wildlife viewing specialist Wild Planet Adventures (WPA) spent five years creating the best possible opportunities to see rare and exotic wildlife in a destination facing some of the fastest ...
View ArticleCanAlaska Sets Stock Options
Feb. 1, 2013 /CNW/ - CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. (TSX - CVV) ("CanAlaska" or the "Company") has granted an aggregate of 1,714,000 incentive stock options to purchase common shares ...
View ArticleCombined coal stocks held by six Chinese power generators down 3.2 on...
Combined coal stocks held by China's six major power generation companies, in eastern and southern China, averaged 14.653 million mt/day in the week ended Tuesday, down 3.2% from the previous ...
View ArticleASIA FERROSILICON China price rises on tight supply domestic demand
The spot price of 75%-Si ferrosilicon rose to $1,390-1,410/mt FOB China on Thursday, up from $1,380-1,400/mt a week ago, on tight supply and strong demand. But the spot price of 75%-Si ferrosilicon ...
View ArticleSurplus supply keeps coal price in a low ebb
The price of coal is likely to remain bearish this year because of surplus production and the probable further decline of power production, the former head of the National Energy Administration said ...
View ArticleDrilling industry finding new ways to cut costs
(MENAFN - Arab News) Oilfield services company Halliburton blamed the upfront cost of rolling out its "frac of the future" efficiency initiative, as well as lower rig rates and idled ...
View ArticleAfricas Mining showcase has its work cut out for it this year
2012 was a tumultuous year for South African mining and, as delegates begin to descend on Cape Town, their heads will be buzzing with ...
View ArticleDespite Legislative Stall Va. Mining Debate Grinds On
CHATHAM, VIRGINIA One of the largest uranium-ore deposits in the world, valued at about $7 billion, is located in an economically depressed, rural area of the southern U.S. state of Virginia. ...
View Article6.4-magnitude quake shakes northern Japan
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook Japan's northern island Hokkaido Saturday, the officials said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake had a depth of about 75 miles ...
View ArticleTruck crashes increasing in mining states report
QLD While crashes involving trucks are decreasing in NSW, a new report has found an alarming surge in Queensland and Western Australia - most likely attributable to the mining boom.The Bruce ...
View ArticleBody found at Montreal quarry
Rescuers found a body today of one of the workers who was buried in a quarry avalanche north of Montreal on Tuesday. The second worker, believed to be a female, has not been found. Rescuers found ...
View ArticleINFOGRAPHIC One thousand years of Royal Mint coins
GoldSimple.com charts the long history of the Royal Mint, one of the world's oldest organizations and the UK's oldest manufacturer, through the coins it produced. Milestones include the ...
View ArticleJapan Official leaked nuclear report
An official who gave a report to a nuclear power plant operator on geological faults at the plant has been booted from Japan's nuclear agency, officials said. The Nuclear Regulatory Agency said ...
View ArticleAt least platinum looks good
Silver had a respectable week rising 1.86% but it's not at all looking like it wants to go higher here to me. Silver has a good sized triangle pattern here and a move out of it either ways ...
View ArticleCombined coal stocks at Chinas key Bohai Sea ports inch up to 17.54 m...
Combined coal stocks at China's four major Bohai Sea ports stood at 17.54 million mt on Sunday, up 60,000 mt, or 0.3%, week on week, Qinhuangdao Port data released Monday showed. Coal stocks at ...
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