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Once again Canada leads worldwide mining M&A

Takeovers and mergers in the global mining sector has slowed radically this year as a result of lower commodity prices, but Canadian companies continue leading worldwide mergers and acquisitions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 20, 2012 | 3:16 pm

How depressing is Australia’s official 2013 iron ore and coking coal chart

Australia's Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics don't buy recent iron ore and coking coal rallies.

Frik Els | September 20, 2012 | 12:20 am

Alpha Natural closes eight coal mines, retrenches 1200 workers

Alpha Natural Resources has announced the closure of eight coal mines in Virginia and Pennsylvania as well as the reduction of its workforce by 1,200 heads.

Marc Howe | September 19, 2012 | 3:25 am

China displays continued appetite for Australian minerals with Western Desert bid

China's Meijin Energy Group has launched a USD$457 million bid for Australia's Western Desert Resources (ASX:WDR).

Marc Howe | September 19, 2012 | 12:20 am

Rio Tinto cuts more jobs at coal operations

Mining giant Rio Tinto has announced more job cuts across its coal mines in Queensland as the state raises its royalty rates.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 18, 2012 | 2:18 pm

BHP boss tops list of Australia’s best-paid CEO’s yet reported earnings fail to tell the full story

BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) head Marius Kloppers has topped a recent list of Australia's best-paid corporate bosses for 2011 yet inadequacies in reporting requirements means much CEO income remains undisclosed.

Marc Howe | September 18, 2012 | 12:38 am

China’s biggest bank dials down Aussie resource sector lending

China's ICBC has announced a reduction in its lending to Australia's resource sector due to concerns that the mining boom is nearing an end.

Marc Howe | September 17, 2012 | 5:32 am

Plunging profits mark the end of coal’s halcyon era in China

The halcyon decade that China's coal industry has enjoyed since 2002 market reforms has reached its terminus with a major dive in first half profits this year.

Marc Howe | September 17, 2012 | 4:07 am

Metal prices to crater in three years due to Chinese re-balancing

A belated rebalancing of the Chinese economy will lead to a collapse in commodities prices by 2015 according one of the West's leading experts on the PRC's economy.

Marc Howe | September 16, 2012 | 11:35 pm

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Rio Tinto’s first-half profit soars 93%, investors getting $3bn back

Caterpillar in search of new CFO as Halverson to retire next year

Upbeat China data sends iron ore soaring, climbs the most in 8 months

Mining jobs in Canada to go begging: MiHR report

Glencore acquires half of former Rio coal mine in Australia

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