May 17, 2012 Western Australia to review state royalties The Western Australian government on Thursday reported that it would be conducting a review on its royalty system over the next three years.
May 17, 2012 Rio Tinto doubles mine trainees in Australia Miner Rio Tinto has announced plans to double its mine trainee and apprenticeship programs to meet future demands in Australia, reports Australian Mining.
May 16, 2012 Falling off the supercycle: BHP puts the brakes on capex, stock hits 3-year low “Where the industry previously lacked investment opportunities and choice, it now has more projects than cash flows. All of us in the industry are having to make choices.”
May 16, 2012 Vale not retaliating against mega ship ban The world's top iron ore exporter, Brazil's Vale, is not excluding Chinese shipowners from transporting its iron ore and remains open to selling its huge dry bulk carriers to them,…
May 16, 2012 How to lose $1 billion in a day. Ask Eike Brazil's Eike Fuhrken Batista is the world of mining's richest man and he's been on a roll this year – until Tuesday when $1,023,200,000 disappeared from his personal fortune.
May 15, 2012 Arrowstar proposed program on Alaska iron ore property Outcome will be identification of drilling targets for core drilling program late this summer.
May 15, 2012 Want to get rich quick? Become an iron ore trader Forget about precious metals, oil or pork bellies: For commodities traders, iron ore is the new Shangri-La.
May 15, 2012 BHP Billiton puts its money on the iron ore market and China BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE:BHP) is betting on the iron ore market as one of the forces to drive the mining industry in the next decade, especially as developing nations such…
May 15, 2012 Chinese steel giant invests heavily in Quebec iron ore property Toronto to Shanghai is a long haul, even in the age of intercontinental air travel, and Allen Palmiere can attest to that because he’s made the 23-hour trip more than…
May 15, 2012 NMDC mines affected over Naxal attack Production in the Kirandul mines of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh was affected Monday following Naxal attack that killed six Central Industrial Security Force…
How a reclusive ex-Glencore trader became Indonesia’s nickel king Arif Kurniawan has gone from earning paychecks at Glencore to controlling approximately a third of his country’s domestic trade in nickel ore. December 28, 2025 | 03:25 pm
