November 27, 2012 Iron ore sinks to month low as Chinese steelmakers’ profits collapse 82% Compared to the steelmakers, miners enjoyed a soft landing with profits down only 5.5%.
November 27, 2012 Africa’s conflicts threaten potential boost coming from gas, oil and minerals findings —report While the world concerns itself with the Syrian civil war and the dangers it poses for the already disturbed Middle East, little notice is taken of the conflicts affecting Africa,…
November 27, 2012 Fortescue could restart expansion plans on confidence in China’s economy Forrest expects China's growth to be in the high single digits.
November 26, 2012 Chinese miners to pour $7.4bn into Peru A number of iron ore, copper and gold mines are being built and expanded over the next five years.
November 26, 2012 Australia must tackle lack of competitiveness — Rio Tinto The giant miner says Australia might miss the “Asian century” boat unless its tackles serious shortcomings, such as competitiveness, productivity, infrastructure investments and foreign capital attraction.
November 26, 2012 Crusader Resources gets the green light for Brazilian iron ore production Crusader expands into both iron ore and gold in Brazil
November 24, 2012 VIDEO: Energy storage will be a trillion dollar industry: American Vanadium China plans to build storage for 5% of its energy by 2021
November 24, 2012 Nunavut to make Canada a diamond powerhouse Mining has become the main contributor to Canada’s Nunavut Gross domestic product (GDP), eclipsing even the government. From all the territory's riches, experts believe that diamonds will play the biggest…
November 24, 2012 The red queen syndrome All through human evolution we have been harnessing increasingly effective forms of energy. From human power to horse power, to wood, coal, natural gas and uranium what we’ve been doing…
November 23, 2012 China demands ‘fair and equitable’ iron ore prices Chinese Consul General to Perth re-iterates call for a "return to rationality" in ore prices.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am