January 17, 2013

Poor decisions force Rio Tinto’s CEO departure, leaves the group with $14bn charge

The giant miner will take about $14 billion of writedowns for failed deals in aluminum and coal led by Tom Albanese.

January 9, 2013

Alcoa opens Q4 earnings season on a positive note

Company expects aluminum demand to increase 7% this year

January 7, 2013

Exploration must eradicate poverty in India

Natural resources are underutilized and could provide more opportunities

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 21, 2012

EU regulators drop Rio Tinto Alcan antitrust case

Regulators dropped their probe into Rio Tinto Alcan on Thursday, saying they were satisfied with commitments made by the firm to ensure it does not favour subsidiaries when purchasing supplies.

December 19, 2012

BHP to sell its Guinea iron ore mine to B&A Mineração

BHP Billiton (ASX, NYSE:BHP) has reportedly chosen mining venture B&A Mineração as the preferred bidder for its Mount Nimba iron ore mine, one of the largest deposits of the mineral…

December 10, 2012

NALCO could call off Indonesia project over approval delays

National Aluminium Company could put a halt to its planned aluminium smelter and captive power plant project in Indonesia should it manage to get clearances and coal linkages for a…

November 27, 2012

Africa’s conflicts threaten potential boost coming from gas, oil and minerals findings —report

While the world concerns itself with the Syrian civil war and the dangers it poses for the already disturbed Middle East, little notice is taken of the conflicts affecting Africa,…

November 23, 2012

Manufacturing recovery? Aluminum tells different story as Chinese bauxite imports fall 30%

The drop comes amid a serious overcapacity problem in the electrolytic aluminum industry.

November 20, 2012

Great Barrier Reef concern delays Rio’s $1.4bn bauxite mine

At maximum export capacity the mine will bring an additional 60 ships to the marine park.