Oct 27 2008 - 02:29 Zambian finance minister fears economic consequence of commodity downturn Mineral-producing Zambia fears global economic turmoil will lower copper demand....
Oct 27 2008 - 02:22 As mega-Chinese coal pit opens, Chinese government shutter smaller coal mines As China’s new largest open-pit coal mine gears up for production, the State....
Oct 27 2008 - 02:21 IAEA Director General says 50 nations contemplating nuclear power generation The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that "no....
Oct 27 2008 - 02:19 Japanese and Korean consortium acquires stake in Brazil’s NAMISA iron ore Japanese trading company ITOCHU announced it has reached a landmark....
Oct 27 2008 - 02:17 Chinese iron ore contracts being negotiated down due to low freight and steel prices Australian miner Fortescue Metals Ltd (FMG.AX) is renegotiating iron ore delivery....
Oct 21 2008 - 00:31 In spite of global slowdown, NovaGold is hitting benchmarks on several projects Despite the current global market turmoil, Vancouver’s NovaGold Resources....
Oct 21 2008 - 00:27 Mining and metals oligarch Prokhorov may be sued over failed power deal Shareholders in a Russian power firm are considering lawsuits against Russian....
Oct 21 2008 - 00:26 Not a good week for gold, silver and platinum group metals With gold ending last week below $800, silver well below $10 and platinum....
Oct 21 2008 - 00:24 Standard Chartered Bank forecasts dark days for commodity demand Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) says the demand picture for commodities....
Oct 20 2008 - 01:23 Trash Islands of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans Tires, plastic bottles and general rubbish washed up by the sea litter the beaches....