Rio Tinto ‘happy’ with iron ore exposure, bullish on China
Diversifying the business away from iron ore is not in Rio Tinto's cards.
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Anglo American goes ahead and puts platinum mines, other assets up for sale
The firm is offloading some of its historic South African platinum mines as part of a $4bn sale of under-performing assets.
Astronomers discover diamond the size of Earth
That’s one massive diamond, which will never be cut, as it is 900 light-years away from our planet.
Chinese M&A: Watch out for Las Bambas effect
China's 'Order 9' makes it much easier for domestic companies to make acquisitions abroad.
Canada identifies top rare earth projects
Parliamentary report says half of globe's known rare earth reserves are in Canada and China's deposits could be worked out within three decades.
Hedge funds add record 61% to bullish gold bets
Smart money playing catchup after three weeks of gold price gains add record number of net long positions for the week to 12.1 million ounces.
VIDEO: Rio’s robot army has been to the moon and back 5 times
The autonomous trucks mining the Pilbara controlled from Rio Tinto's nerve center in Perth have moved 200 million tonnes and traveled 4 million kilometers.
Strike is over but platinum, palladium prices have plenty upside
New report says risks to supply remain substantial.
Most states need more cuts to meet proposed CO2 rule: SNL Energy
2012 could prove tough year to beat on emissions rates.
