March 23, 2012 China on the prowl for mining investments in Africa, S.America and Asia Chinese investors are turning their focus to emerging economies as they look to expand their demand for commodities and switching away from Australia and Canada, which are getting too expensive.
March 22, 2012 Australian explorer hunts for copper in Andes The Herald Sun has an interesting feature piece on Chinalco Yunnan Copper Resources, an Australian company with Chinese backing that is partnering with Rio Tinto on three early-stage exploration projects…
March 22, 2012 Investors give miners another kicking after China manufacturing shrinks None of mining's top companies escaped the carnage on Thursday after a survey of manufacturing in China showed activity slowed for a fifth straight month.
March 22, 2012 Alacer posts $75m profit for 2011 TSX- and ASX-listed Alacer Gold, the company formed out of the merger of Anatolia Minerals and Avoca Resources early last year, said it made $75-million in net profit in 2011,…
March 22, 2012 Big guns all on board for Beijing’s new spot iron ore trading platform Beijing launched the new spot price platform in January in a bid to shift the balance of power in price negotiations away from the big three.
March 22, 2012 Proven and Probable Reserves Grow by 36% at La Mancha’s Frog’s Leg Mine La Mancha Resources Inc. (TSX: LMA, hereinafter "La Mancha" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Proven and Probable gold reserves (the "reserves") at its Australian Frog's Leg mine…
March 22, 2012 Powerscreen honours dealer network Powerscreen, provider of mobile crushing, screening and washing equipment, presented top awards to dealers at World Dealer Conference in Cape Town, South Africa.
March 22, 2012 Waratah Coal project attacked by Greens Australia's largest environmental lobbies are turning the heat on Liberal National Party (LNP) leader Campbell Newman to stop a Clive Palmer mining project.
March 22, 2012 Australian coal exports forecast to triple in a decade New taxes don't seem to be deterring the expansion of Australia's coal industry.
March 21, 2012 Aussie tax may have silver lining in higher coal, iron ore prices The 30% tax on iron ore and coal producers passed by the Australian government may raise the prices of those commodities but will also shrink margins of steelmakers, analysts say.
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