January 17, 2012 Rio Tinto iron-ore production climbs to record Diversified resources giant Rio Tinto increased its iron-ore production to a record in the fourth quarter, as the miner pushed ahead with its expansion programme in Western Australia.
January 17, 2012 New China system hopes to break iron ore monopoly China has launched a rival online iron ore trading platform it hopes will allow it to weaken the monopoly of Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.
January 17, 2012 Atlas Iron flags need for 1,000 mining jobs Atlas Iron chief executive David Flanagan says the Pilbara iron ore miner might need an extra 1,000 workers within three years to feed its expansion projects.
January 17, 2012 Uranium makes a move After a rough 2011, uranium companies started January looking up.
January 17, 2012 POSCO to pay $1.6bn to raise stake in Roy Hill Holdings The company plans to spend $1.6 billion to expand its stake in Roy Hill Holdings, an Australian iron ore miner of which it already owns 3.75%.
January 17, 2012 Australian Wet season impacts Argyle diamond production The Argyle diamond mine, long a dominant force in the global diamond market saw production drop 14% year on year during the last quarter of 2011.
January 17, 2012 Race for Australian mine assets heats up In what is likely to be upbeat year for Australian mining M&A, some large Asian and U.S. companies are ready to bet on the country's coal, iron ore and uranium…
January 17, 2012 Fortescue smashes shipped ore record Miner Fortescue Metals shipped a record 14.77 million tonnes of iron ore in the December quarter.
January 17, 2012 Boom to supply BHP’s Olympic Dam BOOM Logistics has been nominated as supplier of cranes and related services to BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam project.
January 16, 2012 Uranium One announces record production and sales for 2011 and extends Mantra option TORONTO, Jan. 16, 2012 /CNW/ - Uranium One Inc. today announced record production of 10.7 million pounds and record sales of 9.9 million pounds for the full year 2011.
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