January 22, 2013 Wesizwe Platinum gets $650m Chinese loan Junior platinum miner, Wesizwe Platinum, has received a $650 million loan from the China Development Bank for its Bakubung mine project in South Africa.
January 22, 2013 Pacific Group hedge fund buys gold with one-third of its assets Asset managers bet on price increases as more printed money issued.
January 22, 2013 Keys to rare earth companies’ success: Innovation, cost efficiency Demand for rare earths remains; it's just a question of who can supply them first—and at what cost?
January 22, 2013 China invests in Western Australian uranium A state-owned Chinese enterprise has emerged as a key shareholder in the latest uranium explorer to be listed in Australia.
January 22, 2013 South Africa becomes China’s third biggest iron ore supplier Rival exporter India struggles to overcome troubles in its mining sector, while Australia remains well in the lead
January 21, 2013 Rio Tinto fighting to keep Australia in top iron ore producer spot Even with significant ore bodies coming on stream from 2015 onwards in Brazil (Anglo’s Minas Rio and Vale’s Serra Sul), Australia will be able to keep its crown in this…
January 20, 2013 Mongolia stops coking coal exports to China in pricing scrap Tavan Tolgoi's high-quality coal is being sold to cheaply says CEO.
January 19, 2013 Chinese coal equipment fraud burns almost 10% off Caterpillar’s 2012 earnings China's Siwei mislead Cat over its profitability ahead of takeover.
January 19, 2013 Jiangxi Copper, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold agree on 10% growth in processing charges for copper concentrates with foreign miners Jiangxi Copper said that it has agreed with Freeport-McMoRan and another company on a 10% rise in treatment charges and refining charges of copper concentrates for 2013.
January 19, 2013 Chinalco’s Toromocho copper project in Peru to initiate production in 4Q 2013 The copper, silver and molybdenum mine is estimated to produce 865,600 tons of copper concentrates a year by 2015.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
