January 23, 2013 BHP axes coal costs, fuels aluminum writedown speculation In its half-year production update, BHP highlighted challenges faced by its aluminum and nickel businesses.
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.
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm
