April 22, 2012 Five billion dollar loss expected at BHP Billiton after shale gas misplays Sunday Times (paywall) reports that collapsing natural gas prices will probably cost mining giant BHP Billiton upwards of $5 billion in writedowns.
April 21, 2012 Policy maker behind Indonesia’s 25-percent mining tax dies while mountain climbing The key policy maker behind a drive to impose a 25% tax on Indonesia's mining exports passed away unexpectedly on Saturday.
April 20, 2012 All aboard the Chinese iron express: BHP joins Rio Tinto and Vale in new trading platform Diversified miner BHP Billiton (NYSE:RIO) today became the third iron giant to join the new China Beijing Metals Exchange (CBMX), only a few days after competitors Vale (NYSE:VALE) and Rio…
April 20, 2012 Two more sites for Fiji bauxite mining Villagers of Nawailevu in Bua have benefitted from the bauxite mining which is planned for two more districts in Bua.
April 19, 2012 Brazil’s aluminum output went up 3.7% in March Brazil's aluminum output in March went up 3.7% to 125,000 tonnes, according to the national aluminum association, Abal.
April 18, 2012 Ivanhoe Australia: Scoping study shows 2.4B pounds copper, 2.2M ounces gold at Mount Elliott Ivanhoe Australia Limited (ASX:IVA), a separate company from $10-billion market cap Ivanhoe Mines but sharing CEO Robert Friedland, had an up-day in […]
April 18, 2012 GVK looking to offload stake in Australia’s Hancock Coal mines GVK group is looking to sell part of its stake in Hancock coal mines in Australia to raise funds for development of the Australian assets that require an investment of…
April 18, 2012 Australian miners seek business opportunities in Colombia The mining boom that Colombia is experiencing has driven a group of Australian firms to visit the South American country and explore what the country has to offer in terms…
April 18, 2012 Legendary mining financier Robert Friedland quits Ivanhoe in Rio Tinto shake-up Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto tightened its grip on Ivanhoe Mines as part of a $3.3 billion financing deal announced this morning, leading to the resignation of chief executive and…
April 18, 2012 Lynas putting Malaysian opposition to its operations behind it: analysts Australian analysts from Foster Stockbroking say confidence in rare earths miner Lynas Corporation (ASX:LYC) is returning after the Malaysian High Court dismissed an appeal against the company's Advanced Materials Plant…
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
