December 22, 2012

Iluka appoints 2 new non-executive directors to board

Iluka Resources has appointed James Hutchison Ranck and Greg Martin as non-executive directors to its board.

December 21, 2012

Chinese withdraw from $3bn iron ore project in Western Australia

State-owned company to shut its Perth office and withdraw most of its staff

December 21, 2012

Resource nationalism assumes more insidious forms

Tactics shift from frank expropriation of assets to increased royalties and stricter procurement requirements

December 21, 2012

Southern parvenu seizes control of New York Stock Exchange

Metals and energy trader clinches historic deal with NYSE Euronext.

December 20, 2012

Iron ore miners ending 2012 on a positive note

Vale, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton reach an almost one-year high.

December 20, 2012

Despite 2012 commodities slump emerging market demand set to fuel higher, more volatile prices

"In a resource-constrained world, value creation moves towards the owners of resources" is the conclusion of a new report from McKinsey

December 20, 2012

Finally – a definitive online source for malfunctioning mining machinery porn

The Mining Mayhem blog aspires to be the definitive resource for photos in the genre

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 19, 2012

China’s renewed momentum to drive commodities: Clyde Russell

China's economic slowdown was the dominant story for the region's commodity demand this year and its re-acceleration is sure to set the tone for 2013.

December 19, 2012

Vale will pay $232 million in taxes to Switzerland

Brazilian miner Vale SA (NYSE:VALE) said Wednesday its fourth-quarter results would suffer after the company decided to settle a case of alleged tax evasion with Swiss authorities.