August 4, 2011 Talon Metals: Iron ore project in Brazil now estimated at a billion tonnes Talon Metals has cranked up the resource estimate for its Trairão iron ore project in Brazil by 60%, the company said today, which puts the inferred resources at over a…
August 4, 2011 Rio Tinto investors wake up Thursday $10 billion poorer Rio Tinto reported a surge in profits due to strong demand in Asia and higher metals prices on Thursday but shares in the company spiked lower in New York, opening…
August 3, 2011 Google says Australia’s internet is worth as much as its iron ore – they may want to check with Gina Rinehart first The internet is fast growing into one of the Australia's strongest economic drivers, with a new report commissioned by search giant Google showing it had contributed more than $50 billion…
August 2, 2011 Australia push for third Pilbara line Atlas Iron managing director David Flanagan says just 12 million tonnes of annual iron ore production is needed to underpin construction of a third Pilbara railway line running into Port…
August 2, 2011 Rio tipped for $7.3bn profit Cashed-up Rio Tinto is expected to post a first-half net profit of more than $US8 billion, driven by prices of iron ore, aluminium and copper. The earnings season gets into…
August 2, 2011 Australia’s Beijing bind Australia's Treasurer Wayne Swan may soon have another foreign investment headache on his hands, as a Chinese entrepreneur says he has Beijing's backing to step around Australian investment rules and…
August 1, 2011 African Minerals jumps 7% after $1.5 billion China injection African Minerals Ltd., closed up 7.1% in London on Monday after completing an investment accord with Shandong Iron & Steel Group Co bringing the counter's gains for the year to…
August 1, 2011 Indian companies deny allegations in $3.6 billion iron ore scam report Platts reports Monday three of the 40 companies named last week in a Rs160 billion ($3.56 billion) iron ore anti-corruption probe report in India have denied all allegations of wrongdoing.…
August 1, 2011 India state-owned NMDC says iron ore export target may fall by 50% India's state-owned miner NMDC feels that iron ore export target will fall by around 50 per cent during this fianancial year, said a top official. The ministry of steel is…
August 1, 2011 Australia mining boom has two speeds Call it the two-speed mining boom. On the one hand, there are all the active miners and explorers attending Diggers & Dealers in Kalgoorlie who - provided they have a…
Silver price: Here’s what to watch for after wild ride past $80 Surging investor interest in China has been a key driver of silver prices in recent days. December 30, 2025 | 08:59 am
