The opening of the Ghaghoo diamond mine, located in Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR), that took place this week was not only a significant milestone for the mine’s owner Gem Diamonds, but also for the country ...
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Iron ore declined sooner than expected this year as supplies exceeded demand and prices are unlikely to recover, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which said 2014 will mark the end of a so-called iron age. This year “is the ...
BASF will expand the manufacturing plant for its LIX® product range at its Cork site, Ireland. An investment is underway with production scheduled by end of 1Q, 2015. The LIX product range of Solvent Extractants is used for ...
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Northwestern China's Shanxi province, the country's third largest coal production base, produced 50.42 million mt of raw coal in Augest, up 11.79% from a year ago, according to the Shanxi Administration of Coal Mine Safety. The August ...
According to a report Tuesday from the Lake Carriers' Association, for the second month in a row, shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes reached their highest level in six years.? The 7,242,492 tons loaded in August are the most since ...
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In August this year, manganese ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland totaled 257,000 metric tons, decreasing by 4.22 percent from 268,321 metric tons in July and up 183.98 percent compared to the same month of 2013, according to the ...
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In the first eight months of the current year, Ukraine's coal mining output decreased by 8.9 percent year on year to 49.8202 million mt, according to Ukraine's Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry. In the meantime, in the first eight ...
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In August this year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland hit a new record monthly volume of 37.38 million metric tons, increasing by 3.59 percent compared to the previous volume in July and were up 36.47 percent year on year. ...
Even though graphite companies have been ever increasing blips on investors’ radar screens over the past couple of years, the space got a massive visibility and validation boost when the already iconic Tesla Motors announced its ...
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Chinese companies are increasing their interest in buying mining companies in Mexico, not just exploring sites, said Humberto Gutierrez-Olvera, president of the Mining Chamber of Mexico (Camimex) this week. Gutierrez-Olvera said Camimex ...
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SAN FRANCISCO –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with Homestake Mining Company of California requiring the company to assess contamination and address safety hazards at four abandoned uranium mines in ...
US-based coal producer Walter Energy has announced that it has completed a previously announced transaction to sell the Blue Creek Terminal and associated properties, located in Mobile, Alabama, to the Alabama State Port Authority for $25 ...
Global mining deals picked up in the first half of 2014 and are likely to continue that way for the rest of the year, a SNL Metals & Mining study released Friday shows. Both the averages of price paid and value of acquired commodities ...
Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group has announced its financial results for the financial year 2013-14 ended on June 30. During the given period, Fortescue's net profit amounted to US$2.73 billion, rising 56 percent compared ...
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It’s late August, and joining Goodwood and the Notting Hill Carnival is the newest seasonal event on the calendar: speculation about new iPhones. One particular nugget lighting up fans’ eyes – and burning a hole in their ...
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