September 16, 2012 The iron ore conundrum Earlier this week, the Supreme Court allowed 18 mines to resume operations in Karnataka, partially easing a 16-month ban on iron ore mining because of environmental concerns. The decision should…
September 16, 2012 How China drives commodities down Australia's resources minister, Martin Ferguson, has caused a stir with his assertion that the country's mining boom, one of the biggest drivers of its economic growth, is "over". As he…
September 16, 2012 IMG wrestles with cons of coal block cancellation The governments high-level panel looking into the controversial coal block allocations for captive mining has decided against cancelling three...
September 16, 2012 Gold producer plans IPO once divestmentissue is resolved JAKARTA: Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT), the country's second-biggest gold producer, plans to sell a 10 per cent stake in itself for more than US$500 million (RM1.5 billion) in an initial…
September 14, 2012 If you’re herding animals near Oyu Tolgoi the NY Times wanna talk to you Clearly if you work for the mainstream media there is only one way to approach a story like Oyu Tolgoi, Turquoise Hill Resource's massive copper-gold mine in Mongolia scheduled to…
September 14, 2012 Miner killed in accident at Indonesian gold mine Kingsrose Mining Limited and its 85% owned subsidiary PT Natarang Mining announced that an accident occurred overnight at its Talang Santo mine on its Way Linggo Project. The accident resulted…
September 14, 2012 Update: Court rejects lawsuit against Freeport Indonesia The South Jakarta municipal court rejected a civil suit by the Indonesian Human Rights Committee For Social Justice (IHCS) against a subsidiary of mining giant Freeport McMoRan concerning its royalty…
September 13, 2012 CHALCO will not give up on Mongolian natural resource opportunities Weiping Xiong, the general manager of Aluminum Corporation of China (CHALCO), said that the company will continue to explore investment opportunities in Mongolia's natural resources sector.
September 13, 2012 Gold miner ready to start producing… coffee? Philippines-based Philex Mining Corp. (PINK:PXMFF), the country’s biggest miner, said it is ready to start harvesting coffee from its demo farm located in the Barangay Ampucao district, in Itogon.
September 12, 2012 Indian state of Goa shuts down iron mines The 93 mines in India's richest state of Goa, 90 of which are iron ore producers, have been force to halt operations after a government-backed inquiry said they were illegal…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
