December 27, 2012 Fortescue’s Solomon iron ore expansion back on track as spot prices rebound Pilbara expansion to be completed in 2013
December 27, 2012 Miners file South Africa’s biggest ever class-action lawsuit against gold giants South African miners believed to suffer from the world's highest tuberculosis rates
December 26, 2012 Gold is about to do something that no other asset has ever done: Jim Rogers Extremely unusual
December 26, 2012 Montana teens making money while they can in the oil fields Working alongside men old enough to be their fathers
December 26, 2012 Ten amazing metal stories from 2012 From silver-lined prophylactics to iron Buddhas from space, 2012 has seen some strange and fascinating stories on the topics of both base and precious metals
December 26, 2012 A plethora of reasons to stock up on silver While long neglected compared to gold some analysts believe silver could be the single best investment option of the decade
December 26, 2012 Rio Tinto lawyer detained in Mongolia released just in time for Christmas Chief lawyer for SouthGobi denied permission to leave Mongolia two months ago
December 26, 2012 OZ Minerals continues to sit on AUD$750mn in acquisition funds as year rolls to an end Share prices dive yet CEO Terry Burgess still refuses to rush into a purchase
December 24, 2012 Little Christmas cheer for gold price, silver drops below $30 again Gold is not attracting safe haven investments.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm