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.

October 18, 2012

ArcelorMittal mulls sale of $10 billion Canadian iron ore business

ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel producer, is considering to sale a stake in its $10 billion Canadian iron ore business, in an attempt to weather the slump in its key…

October 17, 2012

Regional court sides with RUSAL in Norilsk Nickel buyback dispute

The Krasnoyarsk regional court has deemed that Norilsk Nickel and Vladimir Potanin's Interros are affiliated bodies, thus siding with UC RUSAL's claim.

October 17, 2012

Oil and coal save BHP’s September quarter results

BHP Billiton (ASX,LON,NYSE:BHP), the world’s biggest miner by market value, posted Wednesday a weaker than expected September quarter from its West Australian iron ore mines as the company’s work on…

October 10, 2012

Alcoa’s results lead markets down

US and Canadian markets dipped on Wednesday as earnings season began with Alcoa (NYSE:AA), the world's leading producer of aluminum, forecasting slower demand for the metal.

October 9, 2012

What Alcoa’s earnings mean for the stock market

Question: If Alcoa misses Tuesday's Wall Street’s profit target is that a troubling sign for the rest of corporate America and the stock market, which has yet to take a…

October 7, 2012

Rusal goes cold on Gladstone plant

Russian aluminium company Rusal has revealed that it will not invest in a planned $A400 million gas-fired power plant at the refinery of Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL). QAL is a…

September 24, 2012

Norsk Hydro sells aluminum remelt plant in Taiwan

Norwegian Norsk Hydro, one of the world's top aluminum producers, is selling its aluminum remelt plant in Taiwan to Ting Sin Metal Co. Ltd for an unrevealed amount, the company…