October 5, 2012 Australia plays risky balancing game with Asian suitors bearing FTA’s Australia faces the parlous challenge of juggling trade relations with the three key East Asian economies, all of whom covet free trade agreements with the antipodean continent in order to…
October 4, 2012 Not one Chinese iron mine makes money at $80. There’s your new price floor The outlook for iron ore has certainly become more clouded since July, but some of the more bearish analysts may be overshooting on the downside.
October 4, 2012 Australian mining tycoon unveils plans to resurrect the Titanic Flamboyant Australian mining tycoon Clive Palmer has plans to construct a near-perfect replica of the ill-fated giant passenger ship.
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.
Chile delays copper output peak, cuts short-term forecasts Cochilco said Chile's copper output is set to reach 5.86 million metric tons in 2034, after hitting a peak of 6.06 million tons the previous year. January 19, 2026 | 07:59 am
