Why Tata Steel wants to expand capacity at its iron ore mines

A nuclear power plant that was built in the Philippines but was never fueled up nor run is now a key attraction at a beach resort getaway.

Indian gold import data is much lower than expected, according to the Bombay Bullion Association, says Commerzbank, and this could have implications for physical prices. Commerzbank notes that the association says India imported “only” 125 tons of gold in the fourth quarter of 2011, with buyers hampered by a combination of high prices and high domestic interest rates.

The year of peak construction activity at Oyu Tolgoi mine in the Gobi desert of Mongolia (IM April and May issues this year) is nearing its end, with the project approximately three-quarters complete.

Three Chinese companies are part of consortiums that have bagged Rs 1,800-crore worth of five contracts awarded by state-owned Hindustan Copper to raise its production four-fold to 12 million tonnes over the next five years.

New Guinea Gold (CVE:NGG) temporarily halted mining and processing at its Mt Sinivit operation after it was occupied by the Wild Dog Mining Area Landowner Association and Lulai Nakama Association.

Arc Exploration Limited (ARX), an Australian gold mining exploration company with presence in Indonesia, has halted activities at a project in Bima, after a violent protest at the nearby port of Sape last week that left two people dead.

The Coal India Ltd headquarters at Kolkata. (file photo) – A. Roy Chowdhury Co says gross calorific value-based system to be ‘revenue neutral' Coal India Ltd is believed to be gearing up to introduce the internationally-accepted gross calorific...

An unprecedented crackdown on corruption in India's mining industry, led by the Supreme Court and state-level agencies such as Karnataka's Lokayukta, coupled with rigorous enforcement of environmental norms is resulting in collateral damage to the economy, with plunging mining output leading to a fall in industrial production and GDP growth.

Two people have been killed and 10 others injured during a violent protest over a planned gold mine in eastern Indonesia. The victims were among nearly 1,000 people in Lambu village in West Nusatenggara province who were trying to stop the gold mining...