April 10, 2015 BHP won’t reveal tax bill estimate in audit over Singapore hubs On the last of a three-day national hearing, BHP and Rio acknowledged they were in ongoing discussions with auditors from the Australian tax authority.
April 9, 2015 Price slump prompts layoffs at Iron Ore Canada 150 workers let go as at Rio Tinto-owned mine in Labrador West and Quebec.
April 8, 2015 Quebec mining fund ready to pull trigger on $1bn investments Quebec's $1 billion Capital Mines Hydrocarbures fund is close to buying equity stakes in mining projects outside iron ore worth as much as $200m a shot.
April 8, 2015 Canada’s Quebec re-launches less ambitious Plan Nord The province now expects to attract Cdn$50 billion in investment, down from its 2011 forecast of Cdn$80 billion.
April 8, 2015 Signs of life for mining M&A Mining transactions almost doubled last year and the trend is likely to stretch over 2015, as lower commodity prices are making some unprofitable.
April 8, 2015 Australia treasurer vows to block Glencore-Rio Tinto merger This wouldn’t be the first time Hockey hinders a major corporate deal in Australia.
April 7, 2015 Batista trial descending into farce The Brazilian judge in Eike Batista's landmark trial was first caught driving mining tycoon's seized Porsche and is now charged with embezzling drug money.
April 7, 2015 Iron ore price breaks fall, claims big scalp Iron ore regained its footing Tuesday, but too late for once high-flying Atlas Iron as 13mtpa producer's shares are suspended and receivership looms.
April 7, 2015 Nautilus Minerals resumes undersea mining exploration The goal is to expand Nautilus’ Seafloor Massive Sulphide prospect inventory around Solomon Islands, located east of Papua New Guinea.
April 5, 2015 Iron ore plunge to blow $3.6B hole in WA budget Iron ore producers and investors aren't the only ones getting hurt by the continuing weakness in the iron ore price.
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