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Steel Companies Expect Iron Ore Prices Increase 50 pct
Iron ore prices have fallen 33 per cent, coking coal prices have gone down 60 per cent.
Steel companies can finally breathe easy. At least three companies — JSW Steel, Ispat Industries and Essar Steel — are likely to enter into long-term raw material purchasing contracts soon and the savings on input costs could be as [...]
Several Mining Companies Hold Plans New Mines Onstream
The global financial crisis and sharp falls in metals prices have forced several companies to abandon or put on hold their plans to bring new mines onstream.
Australian Coal Mining Development Company, CoAL Expands Mooiplaats Coal Mine Project
Australian coal development company Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) has started additional production-related drilling, as well as drilling to identify the site for the second decline shaft, on the farms neighbouring the company’s Mooiplaats coal project, in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province.
Delta Mining Interest In Coal Mine and Iron Ore, Plans Listing To Fund Acquisition
Delta Mining Consolidated Ltd., which has interests in coal and iron ore, plans to list on Johannesburg’s stock exchange this year to help fund acquisitions in Africa, Chief Executive Officer Heine van Niekerk said.
Botswana Mining Exploration Future, Credit Crunch Will Affect Mining Development
The global credit crisis is beginning to affect mining projects in Botswana as companies are now expected to struggle to raise funds to start up or expand operations.
There is currently a multitude of multinational companies that directly rely on funding from international markets that are in the process of setting up mining operations in Botswana [...]
Australian Mining Future and New Investment : China’s Looking For To Buy Mining assets in Australia
Australia said no Chinese companies have been told to withdraw applications to buy into Australian resource firms, despite media reports Canberra was pressuring China to back away from such investment.
China’s miners and steelmakers are looking to buy mining assets in Australia to lock in supplies of raw materials such as coal and iron ore to [...]
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, [...]
Uranium Funds Points to Near-Term U3O8 Price Decline
Nuclear Market Review [NMR] editor Treva Klingbiel reported in this week’s issue, “Two sellers that were evaluating bids in response to their auctions have concluded their evaluations and have decided not to sell at this time.” She added, “Both sellers preferred to make delivery in June while most bidders were seeking delivery for several months [...]
Troubles Run Deep on Gulf Oil Platform
The day after massive Hurricane Dennis churned through the Gulf of Mexico in July 2005, a commercial vessel traveling past BP PLC’s hulking Thunder Horse oil platform radioed the bad news to its owner: The platform’s top deck was listing into the water.
When a landing party from BP arrived at the platform two days later, [...]
