October 11, 2012 Iron ore pulls back from $120 despite fresh Chinese infrastructure spending The country's railways ministry is upping its investment for a third time this year – the annual budget for 2012 is now a round $100 billion.
October 11, 2012 Yale researchers discover diamond planet twice the size of the Earth A team of U.S-Franco scientists led by Yale University hit the jackpot by discovering not just another celestial body near the Earth, but one that it is likely to be…
October 11, 2012 Twiggy has a go at Rinehart for inherited wealth Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest, the founder and chairman of Aussie iron ore stalwart Fortescue Metals Group (ASX:FMG) has issued a thinly-veiled attack against fellow mining magnate Gina Rinehart for inheriting her…
October 11, 2012 Fortescue’s best paid exec suffers $35 million loss on slide in shares A recent plunge in Fortescue Metals' (ASE:FMG) shares has left the pockets of its best paid executive AUD$35 million lighter.
October 10, 2012 Stronger yuan will cheapen commodities for China: Leeb Renowned investment guru Stephen Leeb says China is pushing for a stronger yuan in order to cut the cost of its commodities purchases.
October 10, 2012 Ferrum Americas Mining intersects 88.5 m grading 49.4% Fe at Cerro Rojo iron ore project in Bolivia Ferrum Americas Mining intersects 88.5 m grading 49.4% Fe at Cerro Rojo iron ore project in Bolivia
October 9, 2012 Rio to cut jobs on concerns over China slowdown Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) has announced further retrenchments and cost cutting measures due to concerns that the slowdown in China's economic growth will be more pronounced than expected.
October 9, 2012 BHP sells first bond offering in Australia in over a decade BHP Billiton sold Tuesday A$1 billion ($1.02 billion) of bonds in its first offering of debt in the Aussie market in more than a decade, as the company announces cutbacks…
October 9, 2012 BHP announces iron ore retrenchments on resource sector slowdown BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) has announced retrenchments for its iron ore operations due to tepid prices and rising costs.
October 8, 2012 Making up for lost time, Chinese traders send iron ore soaring 6% On Monday upbeat Chinese traders came back from a week-long break and chased the price of the commodity to $110.40.
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