Olympic Dam Uranium Mine Indefinitely Shelved
Financial Post reported BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE:BHP,ASX:BHP) announced a widely-expected delay to the massive expansion of its Olympic Dam uranium mine in Australia.
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BHP Billiton Reviewing Uranium Project
Bloomberg reported BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE:BHP,ASX:BHP) said it’s studying spending cutbacks for its uranium project and others as commodity prices continue to fall.
BHP Delays Approval of $33 Billion Uranium Project
Financial Post reported BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE:BHP,ASX:BHP) will delay approval of a $33 billion mine expansion in Australia for two years because of falling commodity prices.
BHP Meeting With Australian Officials to Discuss Expansion of Copper Uranium Mine
SMH reported BHP Billiton Limited (NYSE:BHP,ASX:BHP) is planning to meet with policy makers in Australia regarding the expansion of their copper uranium project.
2011 Coal Market Trends
While 2011 was not as radiant as its long term coal projections, both thermal and coking coal markets saw consistent production and consumption growth.
Coal Mining Production Growing Despite Volatility
Concerns of weakening US and Chinese growth and European instability have led to a drop in coal company share prices However, coal production levels and expansion investments remain robust on the back of continued emerging market growth.
‘Uranium Prices Poised for a Comeback After Dropping from $74/lb to $51/lb’
Commodity Online reported on the increase in uranium prices in the last week.
