December 4, 2011 Report says half of China iron ore miners stop producing because of cheap imports Interfax-China reports that about half of China iron ore miners – mainly small and medium-sized firms – have suspended production in the face of dwindling profit margins.
December 4, 2011 Rio Tinto chief: one more year of $120-plus iron ore – then it’s over Tom Albanese says "assumptions that the floor price would not go much below $120 a tonne might be valid next year but not long beyond that."
December 2, 2011 Iron ore prices fall 11% in a week on slow Chinese demand Iron ore prices declined 11 per cent in the past week due to a drastic decline in demand from China, the world’s largest consumer of the steelmaking raw material.
December 2, 2011 Goldman says commodities to rally in 2012 Goldman Sachs Group forecast that commodities may rally 15% in the next 12 months, sticking with an “overweight” recommendation on raw materials and predicting Brent crude may surge to highest…
December 2, 2011 Profit-sharing plan at South African mine changing workers lives As workers in South America and Indonesia strike for better wages and to receive more of a share of mineral wealth wrought by rising copper prices, a mine in South…
December 2, 2011 Cap-Ex Ventures announces private financing for $10.2 million Cap-Ex Ventures announced this morning a non-brokered private placement financing for the sale of 12 million units at $0.85 cents per unit for total gross proceeds of $10.2 million. Each…
December 2, 2011 London Mining starts Sierra Leone ore output U.K.-listed London Mining PLC said Friday it has started production of high grade iron ore from its Sierra Leone Marampa project and expects to ship its first iron ore later…
December 1, 2011 Northland Resources up 4.9% after Norwegian officials approve Narvik iron ore terminal construction Northland Resources S.A. (NAU.TO) is nearly 5% higher today at $1.29 a share after local officials in Narvik, Norway, approved a construction permit allowing the company to begin work on…
December 1, 2011 BHP Billiton strategy: get big or get out BHP Billiton’s avowed strategy is to only pursue enormous Tier 1 investment opportunities such as Pilbara iron ore and Bowen Basin coal. It comes as no surprise then to see…
December 1, 2011 China eyes bigger role in iron ore pricing and hedging China plans to launch an iron ore swaps business and a physical iron ore trading platform are a clear sign of its desire to take on a bigger role in…
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
