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 26, 2012 Rio Tinto lawyer detained in Mongolia released just in time for Christmas Chief lawyer for SouthGobi denied permission to leave Mongolia two months ago
December 24, 2012 Anglo resumes work at Minas Rio Green light for transmission line was the final hurdle to clear.
December 24, 2012 WISCO expects to record sales of CNY 200 billion in 2012 The group recorded sales of over CNY 210 billion (USD 33.61 billion) in 2011.
December 24, 2012 The greatest mining flameouts of 2012 The notable flops, failures and flameouts of the year.
December 23, 2012 Mining costs soar as productivity languishes, superfluous staff proliferate Excess sub-contractors and outdated construction techniques lead to cost blowouts and project delays
December 22, 2012 BHP rejects $50 million offer for Port Hedland resort BHP Billiton has turned down a AUD 50 million offer from a consortium of investors for a collapsed resort project at Port Hedland. BHP's move is expected to lead to…
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
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