October 4, 2012 Shanghai PE firm makes $850 million bid for Discovery Metals A Shanghai-based private equity firm is pursuing a USD$847 million takeover bid for Botswana-focused Discovery Metals (ASX:DML).
October 3, 2012 Iron ore: Who let the bears out? It's worth remembering that the price of 62% iron ore never strayed from $10 – 14 a tonne for more than 20 years.
October 3, 2012 Australia slashes interest rate as mining woes feed fears In a move that caught more than one investor by surprise, Australia’s Reserve Bank (RBA) announced Tuesday it was cutting its interest rate, prompted by worries of a sluggish mining…
October 2, 2012 Beijing investor offers $100m to Coal of Africa for quarter of equity A subsidiary of Beijing Haohua Energy Resource has offered Coal of Africa $100 million in equity funding following Exxaro's decision to refrain from exercising options for a stake in the…
October 1, 2012 Chinese backing in Labrador Trough softens impact of iron ore plunge "They all say that the Chinese firms believe the market volatility is temporary, and that pricing should return to $120 or $130 in the coming months."
October 1, 2012 QE3 Infinity beginning to work its magic for gold as Bernanke defends policy Gold is now up 16% since hitting 2012 lows and on Monday made a break for $1,800.
October 1, 2012 BHP expresses confidence in copper, foresees 10% CAGR for next three years Diversified mining giant BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) has expressed strong confidence in the long-term outlook for the global copper market.
October 1, 2012 38 Chinese nationals deported from Ghana for illegal gold mining 38 Chinese nationals caught mining for gold illegally in the west African nation of Ghana have been arrested and deported.
September 30, 2012 Gold set to rise on inclusion as Tier 1 banking asset Gold prices are set to a receive a major boost from their adoption by banks are a core asset if the world's leading banking regulatory authority opts to raise their…
September 28, 2012 Inner Mongolia Rare-Earth to participate in asset reorganization between Ganzhou Chenguang, Sunyoung Inner Mongolia Rare-Earth announced on September 27 that the company will participate in the material assets reorganization between Ganzhou Chenguang Rare Earths New Material Shares CO., Ltd. and Sunyoung Properties…
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
