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.
November 6, 2012 Australia tries rescuing Rio Tinto’s aluminum operations Australia’s federal government has agreed to back the construction of a proposed gas pipeline to supply Rio Tinto’s (LON, ASX:RIO) struggling Gove aluminum operations in the country’s Northern Territory.
October 26, 2012 Indonesian businessman warns foreigners of local investment perils A prominent Indonesian businessman has warned foreign miners of the perils of investing in his own country over the next two years due to new laws which curb overseas ownership.
October 22, 2012 Chinese businesses rush to Indonesia in lead up to mineral export ban Chinese investors and suppliers are flocking to Indonesia in the lead up to the archipelago nation's imposition of a ban on mineral exports in 2014.
How a reclusive ex-Glencore trader became Indonesia’s nickel king Arif Kurniawan has gone from earning paychecks at Glencore to controlling approximately a third of his country’s domestic trade in nickel ore. December 28, 2025 | 03:25 pm
