October 10, 2012

Tenders for coal, oil and gas rights trigger the ire of Queensland miners

The Queensland government's decision to auction licenses for oil, coal and gas exploration has triggered widespread complaint within the mining sector of the Australian tropical state.

October 9, 2012

Rio to cut jobs on concerns over China slowdown

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) has announced further retrenchments and cost cutting measures due to concerns that the slowdown in China's economic growth will be more pronounced than expected.

October 9, 2012

Gold One fires over 75% of its workers

South Africa's Gold One followed Amplats example and fired Tuesday 1,435 of its 1,900 Ezulwini employees in South Africa, after a week-long illegal strike.

October 9, 2012

Ken Chernin shares extraordinary stories of a former war metal

In this Critical Metals Report exclusive, Chernin transports us from Morocco to the dazzling Newfoundland coast, to "Tungsten Town" in Northern Canada.

October 9, 2012

Coal output of Inner Mongolia reaches 680 million metric tons in first eight months of 2012, up 11.5% year-over-year, an Industrial Info News Alert

11.5% year-on-year increase in coal output for the Chinese province

October 8, 2012

Australia’s growth prospects downgraded by IMF on commodities dependence

The International Monetary Fund's 2013 growth forecast for Australia has been moderately reduced due to the country's significant exposure to international commodities markets.

October 8, 2012

Covering the role of coal in Virginia

Coal is central to the campaign message war and money story here—but reporting has not kept up.

October 8, 2012

Gold and silver will soon line investors’ pockets: Jordan Roy-Byrne

Exciting returns still ahead

October 8, 2012

Want cheap oil? Look no further than Canada

The price oil sands producers receive fell to $38 a barrel below the international benchmark oil price on Monday, leaving more than one fifth of all Alberta projects unviable.

October 8, 2012

China to convert coal into gas for urban energy needs

China has unveiled ambitious plans for the conversion of coal extracted in remote mining regions into gas for usage in urban areas.