December 7, 2012 Afghanistan grants key copper and gold permits The government of Afghanistan announced Friday its preferred bidders for three of its four current mineral tenders, with a consortium backed by City of London banker Ian Hannam, former BHP…
December 7, 2012 China lifts outlook for mining sector in 2013 with accelerated infrastructure spending Chinese economy to recover via investment in infrastructure and property
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.
South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter. January 21, 2026 | 02:06 pm
