October 16, 2012 BHP Billiton production report The company outlines record petroleum production, an increase in Queensland coal volumes and a milestone achievement from Western Australia Iron Ore.
October 15, 2012 Turquoise Hill selling off after Mongolia officially says it wants more of Oyu Tolgoi The massive copper-gold mine is back in the sights of Mongolia's government.
October 15, 2012 Canadian gold miner Petaquilla rejects Inmet’s $112 million bid Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (TSX:PTQ) has rejected as inadequate an unsolicited, a $112-million takeover bid for the company by Inmet Mining Corp. (TSX:IMN), which operates a gold mine adjacent to Petaquilla’s…
October 15, 2012 Qatar sees Glencore/Xstrata merger positively Qatar's sovereign investment fund, the second largest shareholder in Xstrata PLC (LON:XTA) with 12% of equity, confirmed Monday it is looking positively at the company's planned merger with Glencore International…
October 15, 2012 On why copper is the immune system’s deadliest weapon In addition to its importance for human civilization as an industrial metal, copper also plays a vital role in the human immune system as a killer of foreign microbes.
October 15, 2012 Baja Mining Announces Further Funding for Boleo Project The company announced that a Korean Consortium has advanced additional US$13.3 million to Minera y Metalúrgica del Boleo S.A. de C.V. for the construction of the Boleo Project.
October 14, 2012 China’s iron ore imports hit 20-month peak in September Chinese imports of iron ore hit a 20-month peak in the month of September with steelmakers engaging a buying spree as spot prices bottomed out.
October 12, 2012 Copper futures fall in anticipation of dire Chinese data Copper futures fell on Friday on expectations that Chinese trade and economic growth data slated for release next week will disappoint.
SolGold agrees to $1.2 billion takeover by top investor Jiangxi Copper This was Jiangxi's third proposal to acquire the company. December 24, 2025 | 08:03 am
