Crude steel output of Metinvest rised 3.9%

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:05:00 GMT
Ukraine's largest steelmaker and miner Metinvest improved crude steel output 3.9% last year, to 14.4 million tonnes, following hot end upgrades at Ilyich Steel and Yenakiieve Steel. Crude output di...
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French steel product and ferroalloy export value up 2011

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:18:00 GMT
According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, France's total steel product exports amounted to EUR 13.89 billion in the first 11 months of 2011, up b...
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Zambia will post revised mining laws

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:24:00 GMT
THE government and stakeholders have embarked on an exercise to repeal the Mines and Minerals Development Act of 2008 to help revamp the mining sector and create more jobs for Zambians. Mines and N...
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Queensland: Mayor fight for mining ban

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:20:00 GMT
A Queensland mayor is calling for a moratorium into the mining industry in the Brisbane valley only weeks after the Scenic Rim called on the government to cancel mining permits in the region. Graem...
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Ferroalloy units are on the verge of a severe crisis

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:49:00 GMT
Ferroalloy units, numbering 30 in Andhra Pradesh, are on the verge of a severe crisis. Various power distribution companies (discoms) in the State have sent proposals to abolish the special power t...
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Rupee keep to decreased slightly

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:48:00 GMT
Persistent worries about the impact of Europe's debt crisis on the global economy snapped investor's risk appetite, in turn weighed down the Indian rupee alongside most of its regional peers on Mon...
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Asian economic growth may surge in Q1 2012

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:35:00 GMT
The economic growth in most Asian economies is expected to bottom out in the first quarter on year- on-year terms, analysts of banking giant Credit Suisse reported. The outlook for Asia excluding J...
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Asian markets' economy to grow slowly in 2012

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Asian markets’ economies should continue to grow in 2012, but at a slower pace than 2011 because of the potential drag the European sovereign debt situation has on global growth. The reductio...
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Africa's mining loans from China are more than the world bank

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:43:00 GMT
In the past decade, the Export-Import Bank of China has extended US$12.5 billion more in loans to the countries of sub-Saharan Africa than the World Bank, according to Fitch Ratings. State-owned EX...
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Zambia: Government set the ban on mine licences

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:02:00 GMT
THE Government is set to lift the ban on the issuance of mining licences by the end of this month after finalising arrangements on the introduction of a new and more efficient licensing system. Min...
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