Johannesburg (Platts) -- 9May2008 -- South Africa's Chamber of Mines has welcomed a government pledge to shelter South African mines from power cuts this winter. Public Enterprises Minister, Alec Erwin, said in parliament in Cape Town Thursday..

London (Platts) -- 9May2008 -- Canada's Timminco has signed a second agreement to supply solar-grade silicon to Solar Power Industries, Dutch parent company AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group said Thursday. SPI was the first long-term..

Freiburg, Germany (Platts) -- 9May2008 -- Nearly 30 communal partners from Germany, Austria and Switzerland on Thursday gave the go-ahead for the construction of a 750-MW hard coal-fired power plant in Lunen, municipal partner company Trianel..

New York (Platts) -- 9May2008 -- US steel producer and distributor Esmark said Friday it was "surprised and disappointed" that ArcelorMittal has filed a lawsuit against the company and E2 Acquisition Corp., in the Supreme Court of the..

New York (Platts) -- 9May2008 -- Gold and silver prices came off significantly on the COMEX Friday morning due mainly to profit taking, according to trade sources, while platinum is holding steady just $5 shy of the $2,100/oz mark and..

Washington (Platts) -- 9May2008 -- Platts weekly broker emissions indexes, along with its monthly broker emissions indexes and the daily OTC coal broker indexes are posted here so all market participants can evaluate our results. Our "Methodology..

Johannesburg (Platts) -- 8May2008 -- Gold Fields confirmed that the wheels began turning at 0500 am local time (0300 GMT) at its South Deep operation, near Johannesburg, for the first time since the cage accident in which nine miners died..

New Delhi (Platts) -- 8May2008 -- The Indian government on Wednesday agreed not to enforce its earlier decision to impose export duties on steel and steel products. The government agreed to the steel industry's plea after leading steel..