November 2, 2012 Still bearish on iron ore? You may have missed October’s 14% jump in new Chinese steel orders The latest indication of a rebound for the world's second largest economy as infrastructure spending picks up.
November 2, 2012 ‘The mining boom is bust’: Caldwell The international resource sector faces rough waters ahead according to an industry insider who has just completed a round-the-world tour of key mining regions.
November 1, 2012 Striking South African coal miners killed at Canadian mine South African police fired tear gas on Thursday to disperse a group of striking coal miners a day after security guards killed two workers that had tried to break into…
November 1, 2012 Power issues could get in the way of Canada’s Labrador expected mining boom $15 billion of investment in Labrador mining projects over the next decade may be jeopardized by the lack of energy sources unless alternatives, such as generating power from the Muskrat…
November 1, 2012 Australia’s mining workforce up 65% over five year period 69,667 more Australians joined the mining industry from 2006 - 2011
October 31, 2012 BHP introduces robot fleet in Pilbara BHP will in time set up similar facilities for its Queensland coal mines and at its Escondida copper mine in Chile.
October 31, 2012 $16 trillion of platinum could be extracted from seawater Space mining start-up Planetary Resources President, Chris Lewicki, made more than one eyebrow rise Wednesday as he wrote in his blog that there are about $16 trillion worth of platinum…
October 31, 2012 EU delays Glencore-Xstrata merger verdict The European Commission said Wednesday it is delaying the deadline to emit a verdict on Glencore International PLC's $70 billion merger proposal with Xstrata (LON:XTA) after Glencore (LON:GLENA) made concessions…
October 31, 2012 Leading Chinese economist says China should lower GDP target to 7% An economic researcher from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says China must give up the breakneck growth rate it's maintained since the turn of the century
October 31, 2012 Rex Minerals expects AUD$900 million Hillside mine to be ‘best open pit project in Australia’ Rex Minerals (ASX:RXM) has released the prefeasibility study for its proposed copper project at Ardossan indicating that the mine would cost AUD$900 million to construct and generate $11 billion over…
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
