July 14, 2012 China wants to buy iron ore from a wider pool of sellers China plans to diversify iron ore imports and increase the ratio from independent miners to 50%, according to comments made Wang Xiaoqi, vice-chairman of the China Iron and Steel Association.
July 13, 2012 Egyptian billionaire pays $492 million for La Mancha Resources Naguib Sawiris,an Egyptian mobile phone entrepreneur, is paying $492 million for gold miner La Mancha Resources (TSE:LMA).
July 13, 2012 La Mancha reaches definitive agreement to be acquired by Weather II at a price of $3.50 per share La Mancha Resources announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Weather Investments II to purchase all outstanding common shares of La Mancha by way of a take-over…
July 13, 2012 Xstrata workers paint trucks blue to fight cancer Workers at Xstrata's Mt. Owen coal mine in Australia painted their haul trucks blue in a crusade to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer research.
July 13, 2012 BHP considers withdrawal from aluminum and other non-essentials BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP), the world's largest diversified miner, is considering a withdrawal from aluminum and nickel operations as part of a general retreat from non-profitable sides projects by key mining…
July 12, 2012 Largest pink diamond ever discovered goes on display The largest pink diamond ever discovered, an 8.01 carat sparkler found earlier this year at Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine, in Western Australia, went on permanent display in a Melbourne museum…
July 12, 2012 Rio Tinto CFO steps down, major shakeup follows Rio Tinto's long-standing Chief Financial Officer, Guy Elliott, will retire at the end of 2013 announced the miner on Thursday, along with a few other senior management changes.
July 11, 2012 Rio and BHP near the top of most transparent companies list Mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton came up tops in the 2012 report by an anti-corruption group which analyzed the 105 largest publicly listed companies across the world.
July 11, 2012 Xstrata-Glencore merger to be decided Sep 7 Giant miner Xstrata has set Sep. 7 as the day for its shareholders to vote on the $26 billion takeover by Glencore, giving the commodities trader six weeks to reach…
July 9, 2012 Xstrata looks to expand its Black Star mine In a move to produce an extra 4.6 million tonnes per year, Xstrata Zinc announced plans to extend the life of its zinc mine another 100 meters below surface level.
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm
