March 7, 2012 EU Commission gives Anglo American the green light for De Beers takeover Anglo American (LON:AAL) can officially take over De Beers as the European Commission granted the global miner authorization to proceed with its acquisition of the world's biggest diamond company, announced…
March 6, 2012 Australia considers BHP’s Olympic Dam mine development a fact South Australia’s mineral resources and energy minister, Tom Koutsantonis, said he was confident BHP Billiton will proceed with developing the uranium Olympic Dam open-pit mine, despite the project will cost…
March 6, 2012 Chile Copper Giant Codelco to invest over US$4.3 bln in 2012 Chilean state giant Codelco, the world's biggest copper producer, plans to invest over US$4.3 billion this year, said the company’s president Diego Hernandez said on Tuesday
March 5, 2012 Gold shares slide as futures flirt with $1,700/oz Shares of some top gold companies are down at 1 p.m.: Barrick Gold CorpBarrick Gold Corp. fell $.99 or 2.1 percent, to $46.44. Gold Fields fell $.40 or 2.6 percent,…
March 5, 2012 We won’t kill driver jobs: BHP BHP Billiton has confirmed that drivers will still be needed for new trains heading to its Pilbara operations. The confirmation comes after BHP awarded Downer EDI a $292 million five…
March 5, 2012 Rio Tinto to invest $2bn in Indian iron ore project Rio Tinto plans to invest $2 billion in an iron ore project in the eastern Indian state of Orissa to supply Indian and overseas clients, Sam Walsh, head of the…
March 2, 2012 Cameco buys Areva’s uranium Millenium Project for $150 million Cameco Corp. (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ), Canada’s largest uranium company, said it agreed to buy Areva Resources Canada’s 27.94% stake in the northern Saskatchewan-based Millennium project for $150 million. With…
February 29, 2012 Iron ore prices seen as falling in the short term Moody's sees record results from iron ore miners in 2011 unlikely to be maintained as prices expected to weaken - except perhaps for the big three: Vale, Rio Tinto and…
February 28, 2012 Whose pricing power? Big 3 said to be in talks to join China’s new iron ore trading platform Should the supermajors join the new platform it would mark the latest shift in the global iron ore business which has been completely transformed in less than a decade.
Chow Tai Fook looks beyond glitter of gold with younger buyers, higher margins China's largest jewellery retailer is introducing new products and store formats as it moves into overseas markets. February 12, 2026 | 09:18 am
