January 18, 2012 BHP sees record iron ore output BHP Billiton (BHP.AX) (BLT.L), the world's biggest mining company, forecast record iron ore production this year after quarterly output jumped by a fifth, shrugging off predictions that growth in top…
January 17, 2012 Rio Tinto iron-ore production climbs to record Diversified resources giant Rio Tinto increased its iron-ore production to a record in the fourth quarter, as the miner pushed ahead with its expansion programme in Western Australia.
January 17, 2012 New China system hopes to break iron ore monopoly China has launched a rival online iron ore trading platform it hopes will allow it to weaken the monopoly of Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.
January 17, 2012 Boom to supply BHP’s Olympic Dam BOOM Logistics has been nominated as supplier of cranes and related services to BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam project.
January 16, 2012 Iron ore expected to fall in 2012 but majors keep cranking it out The market for iron ore is likely to soften this year but industry leaders Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton are not pulling in production, betting that the slowdown in steelmaking…
January 14, 2012 Peru to spend $1.6 billion on Cajamarca’s poor, Newmont could restart Conga in March The Wall Street Journal reports Peru on Friday announced a programme of social and infrastructure investments in its poor Cajamarca region aimed at winning over local protesters who have brought…
January 13, 2012 BHP won’t sell Jansen mine potash through Canpotex BHP Billiton, which is developing the huge Jansen potash mine is Saskatchewan, says it will sell its potash independently and not through the Canadian potash marketing agency Canpotex.
January 13, 2012 Codelco will spend $5 billion in 2012, Chile court hands it minor victory over Anglo Bloomberg reports Chile's state-owned firm Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, plans to invest $5 billion in 2012 on capital projects, more than twice the $2.3 billion it allocated last…
January 13, 2012 BHP halts underground ops at Khutala South Africa after fatality Mining major BHP Billiton’s South African energy coal unit Becsa has suspended mining activities at the underground operation of its Khutala colliery near Witbank, after a fatal accident on Thursday.
January 12, 2012 Iron ore prices: Vale’s force majeure, cyclone Heidi vs China slowdown Reuters reports spot iron ore was trading close to seven-week highs after a cyclone closed down the world's largest export terminal in Australia and heavy rains in three Brazilian states…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
