April 12, 2012 Glenstrata would stay number one in zinc even after losing 0.5 Mtpa in Canada in 2013 A full merger of Glencore and Xstrata, now before shareholders, will make the group the world's biggest zinc producer, with a controlled output of about 1.6 million tonnes and a…
April 12, 2012 Essar plans to buy coking coal mines in Africa, Australia Essar Steel is planning to acquire coking coal mines in Africa or Australia to help the company that has few captive sources of crucial raw materials integrate backward to protect…
April 12, 2012 Rio, BHP iron-ore output to drop Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton are set to report lower-than-expected iron-ore output for the March quarter after heavy rain and cyclones disrupted operations in Australia.
April 12, 2012 Sandvik Mining signs major project orders At the end of March, Sandvik Mining signed three major materials handling contracts with customers in Latin America and Australia.
April 12, 2012 Lynas wins a battle, but war with Malaysians who oppose rare earth plant goes on In what could be considered a slight victory for embattled Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corporation (ASX:LYC), the Malaysian High Court ruled today against a request to review a recent…
April 12, 2012 New high grade silver/zinc hits on Kalgoorlie’s doorstep Junior explorer McPhersons Resources is hoping to exploit the strong silver price to develop a mine on the southern doorstep to Australia's historic gold mining capital of Kalgoorlie.
April 11, 2012 Sandfire touts strong gold-copper mine growth Australian mining company Sandfire Resources has released its first quarter results, showing a significant growth at its gold and copper mine in the Murchison.
April 11, 2012 BHP Billiton to permanently close Norwich Park coal mine BMA have today announced it will cease production at the Norwich Park coal mine.
April 8, 2012 BHPB coal mines to be hit by new stoppages April 12 – Union Reuters reported that Australian coal mines owned by BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi Corporation will be hit by a second work stoppage on April 12th 2012, with union workers planning to…
April 6, 2012 Top 10 gold producers: Indonesia leaves 31 tonnes underground The price of gold averaged $1,571 an ounce in 2011 meaning the South East Asian country missed out on $1,7 billion in potential revenue.
Italy seeks over $8 billion in damages from ArcelorMittal over ILVA steelworks, FT reports Acciaierie d'Italia has sued over alleged mismanagement of the steelworks. January 12, 2026 | 01:23 pm
