January 17, 2013 Poor decisions force Rio Tinto’s CEO departure, leaves the group with $14bn charge The giant miner will take about $14 billion of writedowns for failed deals in aluminum and coal led by Tom Albanese.
January 16, 2013 Gold prices to peak in 2013: GFMS survey Bullion prices will average an all-time high in the first half of 2013, says Thomson Reuters.
January 16, 2013 Beijing’s appalling air pollution exposed by NASA satellites Satellite images released by NASA reveal the full and appalling extent of the air pollution which afflicting large swathes of north-eastern China
January 15, 2013 Greenland rare earths: PM would welcome ‘thousands of Chinese workers’ Autonomous Danish territory is "too reliant" on fisheries and EU subsidies.
January 15, 2013 Chinese hope to snatch beleaguered Australian coal tycoon’s assets Nathan Tinkler's empire is crumbling.
January 15, 2013 Coal mine cave-ins leave Chinese farmland full of craters A recent spate of cave-ins caused by coal mining has left the town of Fukou in Hunan speckled with over 20 large craters
January 14, 2013 Red hot iron ore cools down as Chinese mills opt for cheaper domestic supplies The move comes despite the nation’s coldest winter in 28 years which keeps domestic mines closed and local supplies limited.
January 14, 2013 Vale’s CEO bullish about iron ore in 2013 Murilo Ferreira, CEO of Brazil’s mining giant VALE (NYSE: VALE) said he expect less volatility in terms of iron prices for 2013
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
