Articles by International Business Times
Bank of Korea Boosts Gold Holdings, Buys 15 Tonnes in November
12/2/2011, 12:36 am from International Business Times in Investing, Commodities
The Bank of Korea, South Korea's central bank, for the second
time this year, raised its holdings of gold in November as part
of measures to diversify its portfolio of foreign exchange
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Asia Iron Australia’s Extension Hill Project Expects to Yield 10 Million Tonnes of High Grade Magnetite Concentrate Yearly
12/2/2011, 12:03 am from International Business Times in Investing, Commodities
Asia Iron Australia broke ground Friday on its Extension
Hill Magnetite Project in the mid West. The project is expected
to yield 10 million tonnes per annum of high-grade... Read >>
Philippines Needs $600 Million to Fund 30 Coal Mining Projects
12/1/2011, 9:45 pm from International Business Times in Investing, Commodities
The Philippines has announced it would be needing at least
$600 million in investment funds for its planned offering of 30
coal exploration projects.
Jose Layug,... Read >>
Conservation Groups Oppose Abbot Point Coal Project Expansion Over Pollution Fears; Impact on Great Barrier Reef
12/1/2011, 9:02 pm from International Business Times in Investing, Commodities
Mackay Conservation Group is opposing the planned expansion of
the Abbot Point coal port north of Townsville in Queensland. The
group is against the increase in number of coal... Read >>
Vietnam Eyes Coal Importation as 2012 Coal Exports to Drop
12/1/2011, 8:09 pm from International Business Times in Investing, Commodities
Vietnam will slash its coal exports by 18.2 per cent next year
from this year's projected shipments to 13.5 million tonnes in
order to save supplies for domestic consumption in... Read >>
Fremantle Maintains 34 Vessel Movements Despite Start of Friday Strike
12/1/2011, 8:06 pm from International Business Times in Investing, Commodities
Employees of Fremantle walked off their jobs on Friday dawn as
scheduled as part of their move to improve working conditions and
seek a 6 per cent salary increase over the next three... Read >>
Brazil Oil Regulators Order Shut-In of Chevron Wells at Frade Field
12/1/2011, 7:55 pm from International Business Times in Investing, Commodities
Brazil's National Petroleum Agency ordered Chevron Corp. to
shut in one of its production wells after the country audited the
safety of the U.S. oil major's operations in its Frade... Read >>
Rio Tinto Wins Hathor Takeover Bid, Secures Roughrider Uranium Project
12/1/2011, 7:47 pm from International Business Times in Investing, Commodities
Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto Ltd. has succeeded in its
$654-million takeover bid for Canadian uranium miner Hathor
Exploration and its Roughrider uranium project after rival... Read >>
Australian Dollar Outlook - 12/02/2011
12/1/2011, 6:20 pm from International Business Times in Investing, Commodities
Bell FX Currency Outlook:
The Aussie dollar remained steady overnight holding onto the huge
gains it made yesterday; opening around USD1.0230 this morning,
up from a low of... Read >>
Autochartist - Daily Commodities Update: US Crude Oil
12/1/2011, 6:14 pm from International Business Times in Investing, Commodities
US Crude Oil futures traded in a narrow range during
Thursday's session, consolidating after the large gains posted on
Wednesday's big up day in the markets. The price action has been
... Read >>