December 6, 2012 Global mining sector shows mild improvement as key activity index hits six month peak Aggregate market cap also reaches highest point since April
December 5, 2012 Investors simply hate Freeport’s $20bn oil-gas buy Stock closes 16% lower – more than 150 million shares dumped.
December 4, 2012 Precious metal prices to remain under pressure Gold and silver prices will remain under pressure says broker and research company Nirmal Bang.
December 3, 2012 Former mining minister in Kyrgyzstan arrested for embezzlement Kyrgyzstan is one of the world's worst mining jurisdictions
December 3, 2012 Australia and India to collaborate on world’s biggest coal tenement in Queensland Coal resources of Carmichael mine estimated at AUD$10 billion
December 3, 2012 De Beers: global diamond sales grew only 4% in 2012 India bought less than in 2011, while rate of growth in China was cut in half.
December 2, 2012 Ferguson, Newman set to finalise Indian coal deal Australian officials are in India to formalise a deal for the largest and most comprehensive coal mining exploration program undertaken in Australia.
December 2, 2012 Mongolia enjoys a new mining wealth but at what cost? Massive Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine only tells part of the story of mining in Mongolia.
December 2, 2012 Newcrest sells 7.5% stake in Indonesian gold mine to PT Antam Newcrest Mining announced the sale of its 7.5% stake in Indonesia's Gosowong gold mine to PT Antam for $160 million.
November 30, 2012 Lynas gets Malaysian rare earths plant going After months of polemic and legal battles, Australian rare earths miner Lynas (ASX:LYC) has finally begun production at its Malaysian processing plant following a recent court triumph.
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am
