January 12, 2012 Rio Tinto acquires Hathor Exploration Rio Tinto has completed the M&A, previously announced.
January 11, 2012 Corruption commission investigating BHP’s FIFO camp The WA Corruption and Crime Commission is investigating allegations of misconduct over BHP Billiton’s plans to add 6,000 extra fly-in-fly-out workers to Port Hedland.
January 10, 2012 Codelco now seeks ‘forced enforcement’ of Sur option, compensation from ‘erratic’ Anglos Chile’s state-owned copper giant on Tuesday turned the screws further on Anglo-American in its bitter fight over a 49% stake in Anglo-American Sur, one of the world's richest copper deposits.
January 8, 2012 Mark Leftly: Rio Tinto grabs a slice of Canada’s uranium riches The battle won, now it's time to prepare for the war.
January 7, 2012 Anglo American shareholders back De Beers deal Shareholders in Anglo American voted to approve the global miner's $5.1 billion acquisition of an additional 40 percent stake in De Beers, bringing the company closer to sealing control of…
January 6, 2012 BHP could get less than half a billion for Ekati BHP Billiton could receive less than $500 million for its Ekati diamond mine in Canada's Northwest Territories.
January 6, 2012 Rio Tinto makes diamond foray in India Could Indian diamonds be in Rio Tinto's future? According to Daily News and Analysis, the Australian mega-miner has received approvals-in-principle from the Ministry of Mines to begin diamond mining operations…
January 5, 2012 Australian diamonds are India’s best friend The growing Indian economy and Rio Tinto's underground plans in Western Australia are behind an estimated 36 per cent jump in Australia's diamond and gem mining revenue in the coming…
January 2, 2012 Chile’s Codelco files documents to exercise US$6 billion Anglo option Chile's state copper company Codelco, the world's top producer, announced today that it has used its rights to exercise its disputed option to buy a 49 percent stake in global…
January 1, 2012 Rio Tinto Alcan adjusts production at its Alma smelter after initiating lockout Rio Tinto Alcan will begin an orderly shutdown of approximately one-third of its production at its 438,000 tonne Alma smelter in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec after initiating a lockout at the facility…
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
