October 7, 2012 China finds funding for iron ore junior in Labrador Some businesses still believe the commodity supercycle is intact
October 5, 2012 Vale back to work at Carajás after blockade lifted Vale was granted a preliminary environmental license for the new mine in June, but the $100 billion company has run into problems with the project before.
October 5, 2012 New mining rules coming up for Canada’s northern Ontario already igniting debate A new set of regulations for prospectors and mining companies working claims in Northern Ontario, Canada, which goes into effect Nov. 1, is already stirring some controversy as First Nations…
October 5, 2012 Kloppers offloads $5 million BHP stock. Don’t worry it’s just a tax thing At the same time the 50-year-old boss of the world's number one miner also pocketed 300,000 BHP shares worth more than $10 million thanks to the company's employee share incentive…
October 5, 2012 Asteroid-mining firm hiring “space nuts” and interns Google’s billionaire co-founders and filmmaker James Cameron’s owned asteroid-mining focused Planetary Resources is hiring interns for 2013.
October 5, 2012 Indian state of Goa forced to halt all mines India’s Supreme Court order the state of Goa to halted all mining activities in Goa, including transportation of already mined manganese and iron ore, and sought responses of the union…
October 5, 2012 Vale freezes operations at two plants due to falling steel demand Brazil’s mining giant Vale (NYSE: VALE) will temporarily halt operations at its São Luís and Tubarão I and II pellet plants starting October 8 and November 13 respectively.
October 5, 2012 IBM expands into resource sector as miners strive to tamp rising costs IBM is ramping up its provision of services and equipment to the Australian resources sector as rising costs compel miners to seek to cheaper and more efficient operating methods.
October 5, 2012 West Africa could become the next iron ore hot spot West Africa could become the next hot spot for iron ore due to its untapped bounty of the key steel-making ingredient.
October 5, 2012 Australia plays risky balancing game with Asian suitors bearing FTA’s Australia faces the parlous challenge of juggling trade relations with the three key East Asian economies, all of whom covet free trade agreements with the antipodean continent in order to…
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
