September 30, 2011 Rio Tinto Fighting for Hearts and Minds in Mongolia Global miner Rio Tinto is fighting a legacy of bad publicity as it tries to persuade the Mongolian public a $10 billion copper deposit it took over from Ivanhoe Mines…
September 30, 2011 North Atlantic Potash sells potash holdings for $110 million North Atlantic Potash Inc., the Canadian subsidiary of JSC Acron, today completed the sale of eight of its potash permitted areas to the Yancoal Canada Resources Co. Ltd. of China…
September 30, 2011 China goes after another African copper producer, bids $1.3 B In yet another buying spree, China is going after another African copper producing firm to acquire its abundant copper production. Minmetals Resources Ltd. of China is poised to buy Anvil…
September 29, 2011 MINERAL PROCESSING: Outotec to deliver ferrochrome plant to China ESPOO, Finland - Outotec Oyj will design, build and deliver a new ferrochrome plant to Baotou, in Inner Mongolia, China. The plant is to be operational in 2013 and produce…
September 29, 2011 Price of abundant rare earths could halve as hybrid-makers find alternatives The price of the most abundant rare-earths are set to extend their decline from records this year as Japanese manufacturers, including Toyota the world’s top REE consumer, switch to recycled…
September 29, 2011 Mongolia puts politics ahead of business on giant copper deal Mongolia's quest to renegotiate a 2009 deal to develop the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold deposit might create a crisis of trust for foreign investors, but analysts said the decision could…
September 29, 2011 China’s stake in W. Australia’s coal mines raises concerns Australian firm Wesfarmers Ltd. has agreed to sell Premier Coal to Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. of China for US$293 million. The coal-mining business, located in southwestern Australia, produces about 3.5…
September 28, 2011 Big 3 see no China weakness – iron ore imports could climb 60% to 1 billion tonnes Speaking to reporters at an industry conference in Qingdao China, the world's largest iron ore miners said on Wednesday they have seen no weakness in demand from China. Forecasts for…
September 28, 2011 Talisman excited about increased Chinese demand for gold TOPEKA, Kan. From 2007 to 2010, gold investment demand in China The statistics are astounding: A Chinese management fund said, "Gold has taken on a new role in China David…
September 28, 2011 IM meets leading Chinese mining truck manufacturer XEMC in Brazil During the Exposibram mining show in Belo Horizonte, IM Editor Paul Moore took the opportunity to visit the special Chinese pavilion, where one of the exhibitors is Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing…
Copper output from Codelco rises 3.7% in December Copper production from the Chilean state-run miner rose to 181,400 metric tons. February 10, 2026 | 09:19 am