December 22, 2012 Iluka appoints 2 new non-executive directors to board Iluka Resources has appointed James Hutchison Ranck and Greg Martin as non-executive directors to its board.
December 21, 2012 Chinese withdraw from $3bn iron ore project in Western Australia State-owned company to shut its Perth office and withdraw most of its staff
December 21, 2012 Resource nationalism assumes more insidious forms Tactics shift from frank expropriation of assets to increased royalties and stricter procurement requirements
December 21, 2012 B2Gold to merge with CGA Mining Vancouver’s B2Gold, one of Business in Vancouver’s top three fastest-growing companies this year, announced that its shareholders voted to approve the company’s merger with CGA Mining, based in Perth, Australia.
December 20, 2012 A coal factsheet for the future Here are some of the other startling highlights from the IEA’s Medium-Term Coal Market Report 2012 Factsheet.
December 20, 2012 Despite 2012 commodities slump emerging market demand set to fuel higher, more volatile prices "In a resource-constrained world, value creation moves towards the owners of resources" is the conclusion of a new report from McKinsey
December 20, 2012 Chinese coal giant’s goliath mine in Queensland to dwarf regional peers AUD$5bn development will export four times more coal than the largest mine in Central Queensland at present
December 19, 2012 Lynas wins operations appeal in Malaysia A Malaysian court dismissed an appeal against a temporary operating licence for Lynas Corp (ASX:LYC), an Australian rare earth miner, despite residents' opposition over alleged radioactive hazards.
December 19, 2012 Whitehaven rises on Chinese takeover rumors Report claims Whitehaven requested Shenhua provide full takeover offer after rebuffing bid for assets
December 18, 2012 Completion of sale of 25% interest in Nullagine Iron Ore JV – FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LIMITED and BC IRON LIMITED Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. has closed its capital raising of AUD190,000,000.00.
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