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BHP exec: China demand for iron ore flattening
Posted on March 20, 2012
China's demand for iron ore is "flattening out", a senior executive at BHP Billiton Ltd. said Tuesday.
Anglo Pacific carves out niche in mining sector
Posted on February 5, 2012
U.K.-listed Anglo Pacific PLC (APF.LN ) is a rare breed for a mining sector-focused company. It's primary business isn't running a mine or owning a deposit, but securing royalties from a mine's revenue stream and in turn providing long-term, secure revenue streams for its shareholders.
BHP Billiton: Queensland coal rail-line on track
Posted on January 19, 2012
BHP Billiton Ltd. BHP -0.59% is pushing ahead with plans for a dedicated rail line linking one of its mines in eastern Australia and the country's most northerly coal port.
Walter Energy lowers 4Q view
Posted on January 14, 2012
Walter Energy Inc. tempered its fourth-quarter earnings guidance and lowered its estimate of output for the year, pointing to production problems in Alabama and weak results from some new startup projects.
London Mining starts Sierra Leone ore output
Posted on December 2, 2011
U.K.-listed London Mining PLC said Friday it has started production of high grade iron ore from its Sierra Leone Marampa project and expects to ship its first iron ore later this month.
Anglo American not planning more buyouts: report
Posted on November 6, 2011
Anglo American PLC , which last week bought the Oppenheimer family out of diamond producer De Beers, will not look to buy out minority shareholders in its other African mining operations, The Sunday Times reports, citing the company's chief executive officer.
China’s power shortages to run through winter
Posted on October 5, 2011
Acute power shortages will continue in parts of China in the upcoming winter and spring seasons, particularly in the southern and central regions where most of the country’s hydropower power stations are located, an energy official told a press conference Saturday.
Slide Show Scenes from the secret life of diamonds 2.
Posted on October 1, 2011
Cecil John Rhodes: Founder of the mining group De Beers; advocate for British colonialism; founder of the state of what is now modern-day Zimbabwe; and largely credited with establishing the diamond industry. At one point, De Beers controlled 90% of the
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