Xinhua reported that small scale chrome miners in Zimbabwe have failed to set up a single smelter, almost two years after the government banned exports of raw chrome to encourage value addition to the mineral resource. Mines and Mining ...
Tags: Zimbabwe, mining, mineral resource, export
Business Standard reported that the INR15,000 crore aluminium plant's joint venture between Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation and Nalco is progressing at a snail pace due to various issues including red tape. It is finally expected to ...
Tags: crore aluminium, Nalco, Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation
Business Standard reported that JSW Steel Limited is likely to take further cuts in steel production if the iron ore supply situation does not improve in the next one month. As per report,JSW is currently working with an inventory ...
Tags: JSW Steel, Iron Ore, Production
Business Standard reported that the vigilance department in Odisha has initiated cases against mine owners in connection with illegal mining. Mr Rajani Kant Singh minister for steel & mines said that the miners against whom cases have ...
Tags: vigilance department, Odisha, mine, illegal mining
Reuters reported that South Africa wants to impose export curbs on minerals such as platinum and iron ore as part of a drive by the ruling African National Congress to create more jobs in industry in the continent's biggest economy. The ...
Tags: South Africa, minerals, platinum, iron ore
The international credit ratings agency Standard and Poor's has announced that the France based seamless steel tube producer Vallourec will maintain its strong market positions in premium steel pipes and connections for the oil and gas ...
Tags: Standard and Poor, seamless steel tube, Vallourec, market positions
Le Maitre Events provided a stunning roof-top finale to the Harrods Christmas lights switch-on this year. In total, over 650 effects from large scale comets and mines to the Fairy Godmother's wand were fired as Harrods unveiled their ...
Tags: Le Maitre Events, Harrods, Christmas, lights switch
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, through the Ministry of Mines of Afghanistan, after the decision by the Inter Ministerial Commission announced that on December 10 2012, the preferred bidder was selected to undertake ...
Tags: Afghanistan, Mines, preferred bidder, mineral tenders, Copper-gold
Apple's OS X Mountain Lion now powers more than 10% of all Macs, and may be on the way to outdoing its predecessor, Lion, in adoption speed, an online advertising network said today. Chitika, which mines its ad impression data for trends ...
Tags: Apple, OS X Mountain Lion, Macs, predecessor
Business Line reported that National Aluminium Co Ltd has terminated the services of its CMD, Mr Abhay Kumar Srivastava, who was under suspension. This paves the way for the appointment of a new CMD for the company. The Union Ministry of ...
Tags: Aluminium, Mines, terminated the services, CMD
In million tonnes JSW took shutdown of one of its COREX furnaces for capital repairs and capacity enhancement during October 2012 and the same is expected to re-start in January 2013. The capacity utilization for the balance units has ...
Business Line reported that Andhra Pradesh chief minister Mr N Kiran Kumar Reddy gave an assurance to the Mr AP Chowdhary CMD of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd that the state government is favorably inclined to the petition of the company ...
Tags: power supply, RINL, iron ore mines
The Australian reported that Arrium is considering expansions that could grow a key minerals processing business by more than 20% over the next 5 years through plants in Canada, Brazil and Peru. Mr Andrew Roberts consumables boss of ...
ArcelorMittal and Nunavut Iron Ore Inc, a subsidiary of Iron Ore Holdings, LP and a company in The Energy and Minerals Group, have agreed that Nunavut Iron Ore will increase its interest in Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation from 30% to 50%. ...
Tags: Iron Ore Holdings, Energy, Minerals, Iron Mines
Business Line reported that the Karnataka Iron and Steel Manufacturers'Association has asked the state government to speed up the grant of various mining leases to resume iron ore mining. Addressing reporters after the KISMA members ...
Tags: KISMA, Mining Clearances, state government