December 15, 2012 Aussie iron ore exports gained 10% in 2012, forecast to rise by 13% next year Iron ore prices expected to average around USD$106/mt in 2013
December 14, 2012 Fantastic mining facts for the festive season Mining IQ has published its 4th edition of the Weird and Wonderful World of Mining just in time for Christmas
December 13, 2012 Vale to pay Brazil $674 million in mining taxes Mining giant Vale (NYSE:VALE) has started paying the Brazilian government $674 million ($1.4 billion real) in a dispute over mining royalties.
December 12, 2012 Aussie mining boom is far from bust – shift to operational stage will see better spreading of benefits Spoils of the country's resources bounty will be better distributed as the mining sector enters an operational phase
December 11, 2012 $27 billion injected into Amazonia mining by 2016 Vale's Carajas iron ore mine is the biggest but some 60 gold explorers are also active in the Brazilian region.
December 11, 2012 Iron ore price highest since July as China cranks out 16% more steel and stockpiles hit 2-year low Port ore stockpiles are down 25% since February peak and imports are up 17%.
December 10, 2012 Zamin Ferrous to start exporting 18 million tons of iron in 2016 Mining company Zamin Ferrous is waiting on authorizations to initiate the extraction of iron in Valentines, Uruguay.
December 10, 2012 Resource nationalism is miners’ number one fear and major threat to global security — report Resource nationalism is one of the main causes of the current commodity prices instability and it is threatening global security, warns London-based Chatham House in its latest report.
December 10, 2012 Ferrum Americas Mining intersects 94.4 m grading 52.1% Fe at Cerro Rojo iron ore project The Company's Cerro Rojo iron ore project in Bolivia has returned the highest grading results to date.
December 9, 2012 Rio axes staff but quiet on how many Mining giant Rio Tinto has reduced the number of staff working at its regional headquarters in Melbourne, but refuses to say how many remain.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
