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…
December 1, 2011 Magnitogorsk’s assets partly frozen in iron-ore dispute OAO Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel, controlled by billionaire Victor Rashnikov, had some of its Australian assets including a stake in Fortescue Metals Group, frozen under a court order sought by…
November 30, 2011 Stocks rally, lifting commodities North American stock exchanges are on a tear today after central banks made more funds available to lenders, giving investors hope for a way out of the European debt debacle.…
November 30, 2011 Iron ore prices fall to three-week lows Offer prices for iron ore dropped to three-week lows, reports Reuters, with steelmakers in top producer China mostly staying out of the market amid thin demand. Despite the low steel…
November 30, 2011 Baosteel, CRCC to jointly explore Guinea an iron ore mine Baosteel Group, the parent of Baoshan Iron and Steel, and China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) have signed an agreement to jointly participate in the exploration of an iron ore mine…
November 29, 2011 Australian mining investments reach historic record Australia's total investment in mining industry soared by a third in the past six months to a record $231.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics latest…
November 29, 2011 Canadian iron ore miner reaches $120 million development deal with Chinese steel producer Century Iron Mines, an iron ore miner with projects in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador, has reached a $120 million development deal with WISCO Resources, one of the third largest…
November 29, 2011 Riding with The King: Iron ore junior hires Larry King as pitch man It's not often that a junior mining company has star power in its corner. Black Iron (TSE:BKI) was busy fielding media calls Monday when the Toronto-based company announced it has…
November 29, 2011 Rio to push growth of its iron ore empire Sam Walsh, CEO of the iron ore division at Rio Tinto, has announced a further increase for its capacity target, of 20 million tonnes.
November 28, 2011 BHP Billiton announces changes to its senior management team BHP Billiton announced changes to its senior management team: Alex Vanselow, Group Executive and Chief Financial Officer, will retire from BHP Billiton at the end of February 2012. He will…
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
