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.
December 9, 2012 From farms to mines: China’s rise brings broad changes to Australia and other trade partners Tony Clift’s family has plowed the rich black soil of Australia’s Liverpool Plains for six generations. The thought of selling never crossed his mind — until a Chinese company came…
December 7, 2012 When the big just keeps getting bigger – Duluth releases new metals resource A significant increase in the enormous Twin Metals polymetallic resource in Minnesota, and identified higher grade zones, means the project economics just look like getting better and better
December 7, 2012 CHART: Iron ore is having a great December as Chinese stockpiles are slashed Things are shaping up nicely for 2013.
December 7, 2012 Afghanistan grants key copper and gold permits The government of Afghanistan announced Friday its preferred bidders for three of its four current mineral tenders, with a consortium backed by City of London banker Ian Hannam, former BHP…
December 7, 2012 High mining wages deprive the South Pole of workers Venerable Antarctic work program forced to extend deadline due to lack of applicants
December 7, 2012 China lifts outlook for mining sector in 2013 with accelerated infrastructure spending Chinese economy to recover via investment in infrastructure and property
December 6, 2012 Vale says Chinese ban on its giant ships should be lifted next year 400,000 dead-weight tonne vessels costing $100 million each have never offloaded in China.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am