CHART China will grow at 8 for the next 18 years
If you're making long term bets with billions of dollars even your worst-case forecast has to be pretty positive. And if you're talking spades of money and eye-watering lead times few ...
View ArticleChina Ghana gold production spike others fall
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) provisional data, estimated global gold production amounted to 2,659 tonnes in 2012, and was in line with 2011 totals (2,660 tonnes). With ...
View ArticleRox spikes on positive drilling results
Shares in Rox Resources spiked after the company announced encouraging drilling results at its Camelwood prospect at the Fisher East nickel project 220km north of Leonora.The company reported massive ...
View ArticlePQ mulls broad consultation on uranium mining
Quebec - Yves-Franois Blanchet, Quebec's environment minister, indicated Thursday that the Parti Qubcois government wants to order a consultation on uranium mining in the province. Blanchet ...
View ArticleOhio man suspected of illegally dumping drilling waste
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- A northeast Ohio man charged with violating the federal Clean Water Act is suspected of having an employee repeatedly dump gas-drilling wastewater into a storm sewer, federal ...
View ArticleAsteroid miner ready to ‘save the Earth’ from falling celestial objects
trajectory of the 165-foot-diameter asteroid 2012 DA14 that will pass by the planet on Friday , space mining start-upPlanetary Resourcesis promising its outer space technology will soon help detect ...
View ArticleCliffs Natural Resources Inc. Prices Public Offering of Common Shares and...
Feb. 14, 2013 /CNW/ - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) (the "Company") today announced the pricing of its public offering of common and mandatory convertible preferred ...
View ArticleIron ore may reach $170dmt Chin...
Iron ore prices may rise further to reach $170/mt "over the next quarter" based on expected re-stocking activity in China and the possibility of rain affecting supply in Brazil over the ...
View ArticleMexican steel exports down 17 in first nine months of 2012
Mexican exports of steel dropped by around 800,000 mt, or 17.4%, during the first nine months of 2012 in comparison with the same period in 2011, Canacero, the country's national steel chamber, ...
View ArticleChina copper imports up 14.1 in 2012
China's copper imports fell 6.6 percent in December on the month due to weak demand from plants which reduced purchases of metal at the end of the year due to low cash flows, but inflows ...
View ArticleMyanmar investigation commission meets on copper mining project
The Investigation Commission for Letpadaungtaung Copper Mining Project held a coordination meeting in Myanmar's new capital of Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday, stressing the need for public cooperation ...
View ArticleIndonesia non-oil industry grows 7.27 pct in Q3
Indonesia non-oil and gas processing industry expanded by 7.27 percent at three months ended in September on yearly basis, indicating the good prospect of the industry, a minister said here on ...
View ArticleU.S. energy company ConocoPhillips targets growth in North America
U.S. energy company ConocoPhillips said Friday it will spend 15.8 billion U.S. dollars on capital projects in 2013, largely targeting growth in North America and the exploration of unconventional ...
View ArticleChina spot copper buys seen delayed until after lunar holiday
Most users of refined copper in China, the world's largest consumer of the metal, will hold off on spot purchases until March, despite brighter prospects for consumption, preferring to wait ...
View ArticleSB sanguine about gold in 2013
Gold may average US$1,850 an ounce next year because central banks worldwide will maintain their easy-money measures while real interest rates will be negative, according to Standard ...
View ArticleEnergy minerals development highlighted in New Zealand governments g...
The New Zealand government Tuesday laid out its framework for developing the country's natural resources, which put initiatives such as expanding oil and gas exploration alongside recognition ...
View ArticleChinas 2013 alumina output to rise 10 on year to 46.3 mil mt Antaik...
China is forecast to produce 46.3 million mt of alumina in 2013, up 9.9% from realized output in 2012, an analyst at state nonferrous information division Beijing Antaike said Monday. The ...
View ArticleChinas 2012 copper imports hit record high of 3.4 mil mt on strong de...
China's 2012 refined copper imports hit a record high of 3.4 million mt, crossing the previous record seen for 2009 at 3.19 million mt, the latest figures from the General Administration of ...
View ArticlePRB 8800 coal prices closed mixed on lower volume
Powder River Basin 8,800-Btu/lb thermal coal prices for 2013 were mixed Friday, as trading volumes dropped sharply from the previous day's high levels. CME ClearPort cleared 135 PRB 8,800 swap ...
View ArticleChinas rare earths giant continues production halt
China's largest rare earths producer on Tuesday announced that it will continue to halt some of its production for a third month to help stabilize tumbling prices. The Inner Mongolia Baotou ...
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