January 24, 2012 Rio Tinto takes control of Ivanhoe, punters feel deflated World number two miner Rio Tinto has taken a majority stake in Ivanhoe Mines, its partner on the massive Oyu Tolgoi project in Mongolia, purchasing a 51% interest. A favourite…
January 24, 2012 EPA gives BHP Port Hedland development approval The West Australian EPA has given conditional approval to BHP Billiton's plans for an outer harbour development at Port Hedland.
January 20, 2012 De Beers appoints CFO De Beers today announced the appointment of Gareth Mostyn as the company’s CFO, effective 1 February 2012.
January 20, 2012 Copper Market Rebounds — Lundin Mining and Freeport McMoRan Poised to Benefit Copper stocks have been on the upswing this week as the price of the red metal recently hit a new 3 month high.
January 19, 2012 Ekati output down 29% as it enters twilight years IDEX News reports BHP Billiton's Ekati diamond mine produced 481,000 carats in the last quarter of 2011, a 29% decline compared to a year ago. 80%-owner BHP Billiton wants to…
January 19, 2012 BHP Billiton: Queensland coal rail-line on track 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.
January 19, 2012 Ivanhoe to crush poison pill saving shareholders $73 billion The Globe & Mail reports Ivanhoe Mines, building Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi, will scrap a controversial “poison pill” that clears the way for Rio Tinto, which already owns 49% of the…
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.
Northern Star climbs to record high as first-half profit surges 49% The gold miner reported underlying net profit after tax of A$759.8 million ($541 million) for the half year ended December 31. February 11, 2026 | 03:33 pm
