January 20, 2012 $1billion Ivanplats IPO rumoured Bloomberg reports that Ivanplats Ltd., an Africa-focused mining company controlled by billionaire CEO Robert Friedland, may seek up to $1 billion in an IPO.
January 20, 2012 Cliffs Natural Resources to spend $1bn in 2012 Diversified miner Cliffs Natural Resources has budgeted $1-billion for capital expenditure in 2012, with more than half going into its Canadian iron-ore operations.
January 20, 2012 thyssenkrupp expects ‘significantly’ lower Q1 profit The German steelmaking group expects to post a significant decline in adjusted first-quarter operating profit, dragged down by business in the Americas and a slowing global economy.
January 19, 2012 Africa’s growth not just a commodities story The Australian interviews investment bank Renaissance Group founder Stephen Jennings about investing in Africa. The New Zealand-born billionaire made his money in emerging markets, specifically Russia, in the 1990s, and…
January 18, 2012 BHP sees record iron ore output BHP Billiton (BHP.AX) (BLT.L), the world's biggest mining company, forecast record iron ore production this year after quarterly output jumped by a fifth, shrugging off predictions that growth in top…
January 18, 2012 Southeast Asia’s largest iron mine to double investment The investor of Thach Khe iron ore mine, the biggest of its kind in Southeast Asian region, has decided to double investment in the project to ensure it is completed…
January 17, 2012 Rio Tinto iron-ore production climbs to record Diversified resources giant Rio Tinto increased its iron-ore production to a record in the fourth quarter, as the miner pushed ahead with its expansion programme in Western Australia.
January 17, 2012 New China system hopes to break iron ore monopoly China has launched a rival online iron ore trading platform it hopes will allow it to weaken the monopoly of Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.
January 17, 2012 Atlas Iron flags need for 1,000 mining jobs Atlas Iron chief executive David Flanagan says the Pilbara iron ore miner might need an extra 1,000 workers within three years to feed its expansion projects.
January 17, 2012 POSCO to pay $1.6bn to raise stake in Roy Hill Holdings The company plans to spend $1.6 billion to expand its stake in Roy Hill Holdings, an Australian iron ore miner of which it already owns 3.75%.
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
