Uranium prices are at their lowest level in nearly eight years, as investors and utilities give up on a quick revival for nuclear power. The market for the radioactive fuel hasn't recovered from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that ...
Tags: Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Uranium
Accounts receivables for China's major coal companies reached 330.8 billion yuan ($54.03 billion) at the end of June, the highest level over the past decade, official industry figures showed. According to China National Coal Association, ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
As of August 27, inventory of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports amounted to 73.431 million mt, indicating an increase of 1.866 million mt or 2.6 percent week on week, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency on August 27. As of the ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Chinese Ports
Chinese geologists confirmed on Tuesday that theycwith estimated reserves of 21 metric tons in south China's Guangdong Province. It is the third such gold deposit in the province and has a potential value worth billions of yuan, sources ...
Tags: Gold Deposit, Mineral
The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILTA) WA Section has launched a regional membership drive. State chair Jamie Bradford said: "Western Australia is a big state! We have a significant number of regionally located persons ...
First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA and Ingenero Pty Ltd of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia have announced a new collaboration arrangement to provide a joint offering to the commercial and off-grid solar markets. The partnership will combine ...
Tags: Solar, Electrical, Electronics
In a popular television show about the most challenging jobs on earth, drilling for minerals and other extracts was termed as the third most difficult and arduous profession. Although most of the work is done by machines, the task involves ...
The Georgia Mining Association (GMA) recently awarded its Miner of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards to two employees of BASF ’s Middle Georgia Kaolin site. Jack Hodge, Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) Team Leader ...
Tags: BASF, Georgia Mining Association
It’s reported that US Rusal's value has dropped by 45.3% since the beginning of 2013 and the Russian light metal giant has announced that it intends to cut costs by re-organizing its Volkhov plant and freezing production at three ...
Tags: Production Capacity
A credit crisis in Shenmu, a bustling northwest China county that built its riches on coal, has stoked concerns regarding how quickly the country can complete its economic transition. Hundreds of underground banks that mushroomed in ...
Tags: Economic Transition
Russian steelmaker Severstal, one of the world's leading steel and steel-related mining companies, has announced that its Cherepovets Steel Mill is to upgrade its four-stand cold reduction mill to improve product quality, reduce costs and ...
As coal prices remain lackluster due to sluggish demand, Shanxi took measures to stabilize the local coal market and ease the mounting pressure that coal producers in the province have been feeling since January. The Shanxi provincial ...
Tags: Local Coal Market, sluggish demand
Several influential environmental groups are gearing up to sue the Obama administration for refusing to regulate US coal mines as major emitters of methane, a greenhouse gas that many scientists say is fueling climate change. Ashley ...
One of the largest mining companies in the world, Vale has selected Emerson Process Management's machinery health technology to help ensure reliable operation of the pit-to-plant conveyor system for its S11D Iron Mining Project in Brazil. ...
Tags: Industrial Equipment, Components
After Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP), now the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has become a centre of criticism with publication of a report by 'Earthworks' titled 'More Shine than Substance' recently. 'Earthworks' is a ...
Tags: Jewellery