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Gold Prices Declines From Record in Asia as Rally Encourages Selling
Gold prices dropped for the first time in three days in Asia as some investors sold the metal to lock in gains after its rally to a record and as the dollar advanced.
Bullion’s 14-day relative strength index has held at more than 70 since Nov. 13, a chart signal that gold prices may be set [...]
Shensua Energy Plans To Buy Shares in Coal & Allied Industries from Rio Tinto
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., one of the country’s leading coal producers, will possibly reach out again for Australia-based coal mining assets, said industry analysts.
Future Mineral Exploration and Mine Industry in Russia During a Global Crisis
Russia auctioned its biggest mining company a decade ago when it was strapped for cash. It’s using the global credit crisis to regain control of OAO GMK Norilsk Nickel as economic turmoil forces U.S. and European governments to bail out their own corporations.
Usibelli’s Estimate Coal Mine Resource in Alaska’s
Steve Denton, Usibelli’s vice president for business development, believes his company could supply coal to a new mine-mouth coal-fired power plant, such as one proposed by Usibelli at Emma Creek, for $1.50 to $2 per million British Thermal Units, which could be one-third to half the cost that gas brought to Interior Alaska from the [...]
Coal Mine Exploration Company, Pike River Coal’s rise arrested by 10% fall
Volatility in New Zealand’s sharemarket came home to roost for coking coal mine producer Pike River Coal whose dream share run came to abrupt halt yesterday after gaining nearly 50% in value in the past month.
Pike River shares have steadily risen 48%, from $1.67 on May 30 to trade around $2.47.
However, yesterday they fell more [...]
Mining Exploration and Producer Companies Increase Profit and Added Cost
These are boom times for mining companies but the big profits are being eaten into not only by spiraling energy costs but suddenly rising prices for the explosives used to blast into the rocks.
It’s all because of the high price of natural gas, which when converted into ammonia is used to produce ammonium nitrate, [...]
Mining Exploration, Market and Trade Reported
This week crude oil spiked 8% higher Friday into the high $130s; Senator Barack Obama cinches the Dem-Nom; an Israeli official says that bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities looks inevitable; the U.S. unemployment rate pops half a full percentage point to 5.5%; the buck gets thumped despite Bearded Ben’s early-week fireside chat (where he uncharacteristically mentioned [...]
BHP seeks to build £170bn mining superpower
Rio Tinto confirms biggest takeover move since dotcom boom.
The world’s largest mining group, BHP Billiton, is seeking to take over its rival Rio Tinto in a deal that would catapult it to a market valuation of about $360bn (£170bn), bigger than Microsoft and equivalent to the gross domestic product of Ukraine.
After weeks of market rumours, [...]
Coal Mining Exploration : Rio could reap $US30b from asset sale
Rio Tinto Ltd could reap as much as $34 billion from the sale of its non-core assets after it swallows aluminium producer Alcan, new research shows.
The world’s third largest mining company flagged the asset sale following its $US38 billion ($A43.26 billion) takeover bid for Alcan.
The deal will position Rio Tinto as the world’s largest aluminium [...]
