March 2, 2012 New study says 66% of institutional investors choose Africa as number one destination. No wonder. Have you seen the size of that place? A new survey by The Economist Intelligence Unit finds when institutional investors interested in frontier markets were asked to choose two regions out of five, two-thirds see Africa – projected…
March 1, 2012 Global nickel surplus may constrain stainless steel pricing Surplus nickel and Chinese nickel pig iron production, may combine to lower nickel prices and keep stainless steel prices in check.
February 29, 2012 Iron ore prices seen as falling in the short term Moody's sees record results from iron ore miners in 2011 unlikely to be maintained as prices expected to weaken - except perhaps for the big three: Vale, Rio Tinto and…
February 29, 2012 Iron ore on track for 4th monthly rise Iron ore is poised to rise for a fourth month in a row in February and can bet on further gains with Beijing gearing up for a pickup in the…
February 29, 2012 Junior iron ore miners likely to face funding issues Tighter credit and labour shortages will thwart miners' plans to boost iron ore output, global miner Rio Tinto said on Tuesday, joining other majors in playing down concerns the market…
February 28, 2012 Whose pricing power? Big 3 said to be in talks to join China’s new iron ore trading platform Should the supermajors join the new platform it would mark the latest shift in the global iron ore business which has been completely transformed in less than a decade.
February 28, 2012 Huge global iron ore expansion needed to replace depleted mines Vale's CEO has told the audience at a conference in Beijing that a huge expansion in global iron ore mining will be necessary to make up for depletion at current…
February 27, 2012 Guinea to see its first commercial iron-ore mine flourish by spring London’s AIM-listed Bellzone Mining announced this morning that its Forécariah joint venture project in Guinea has received approval to complete the first blast at Yomboyeli, allowing Bellzone to kick off…
February 26, 2012 Rio Tinto, Vale discuss sharing rail system – report Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) is talking to Vale SA (VALE) about sharing rail and port infrastructure for their respective Simandou iron ore projects in Guinea, The Australian Financial Review reported…
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
