June 20, 2012 When being the richest miner is not enough: become the largest holder of mineral rights in Brazil The world’s richest mining entrepreneur and wealthiest man in Brazil, Eike Batista, is now also the largest holder of mineral rights in the South American iron ore-rich area of Mato…
June 20, 2012 Brazil’s rejects iron tax but that isn’t the problem Brazil's lower house mining and energy commission has rejected 10% export tax on all iron ore exported by local miners, but Standard & Poor warns permitting and infrastructure issues are…
June 20, 2012 India ‘condemning’ millions to stay poor, says Lakshmi Mittal Joining the likes of NR Narayana Murthy and Azim Premji to blame the Indian government for policy inaction, UK-based NRI billionaire LN Mittal has said the country is potentially condemning…
June 20, 2012 Rio Tinto breaks the piggy: $4.2 billion investment to boost its iron ore business Giant miner Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) continues to build its reputation as the most bullish of the major mining companies after it announced today it will spend $4.2 billion on top-tier…
June 20, 2012 Labrador Iron Mines reports March 2012 year-end results and provides outlook for 2012 mining season Highlights: completed equity financing for proceeds of $71.6 million, obtained environmental approval for Houston project, signed iron or sales agreement with Iron Ore Company of Canada.
June 19, 2012 Black Iron continues to intersect thick iron bands with grades exceeding 30% with three additional infill holes at Shymanivske Black Iron reported drill results at Shymanivske iron ore project in Ukraine, infill drilling and the intersection of thick iron bands in each hole with grades greater than 30% iron.
June 17, 2012 End of the supercycle is also spelling the end of radical resource nationalism "Natural resources companies with a pipeline of, say, five projects in five different countries are now likely to build just two or three of those. Thus, executives have the power…
June 17, 2012 Australia: Mine, all mine By having too much of a good thing, the argument goes, Australia, or the “quarry in China’s backyard”, has become too dependent on commodity-led growth. That has made it lazy…
June 17, 2012 Largest merchant fleet owner scrapping up to 18% of ore carriers as rates sink 98% Rates for Capesizes have plunged 98% to just under $4,000 a day from the eye-watering rate of $234,000 set in June 2008 while the Baltic Dry Index which measures overall…
June 17, 2012 African ore warning for Rio, BHP BHP Billiton's assertion that West Africa was unlikely to emerge as a key source of the world's iron ore has been challenged by a London-based investment bank behind a number…
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
