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Queensland Mining Corporation seeks to expand Young Australian copper project

Queensland Mining Corporation commences initial resource drilling for the expansion of its Young Australian copper project in Queensland.

Marc Howe | October 22, 2012 | 2:15 am

Report says DRC’s Mr Grab losing friends

Kazakh miner ENRC's chairman personally flew to the DRC to "clear-the-air" with controversial Israeli dealmaker Dan Gertler.

Frik Els | October 21, 2012 | 11:20 pm

S&P lowers Freeport McMoran’s stocks in wake of earnings report

Equity research analysts at Standard and Poor's (S&P) lowered Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX) shares from “buy” to “hold.”

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 19, 2012 | 6:43 pm

Oil and coal save BHP’s September quarter results

BHP Billiton (ASX,LON,NYSE:BHP), the world’s biggest miner by market value, posted Wednesday a weaker than expected September quarter from its West Australian iron ore mines as the company’s work on expansion plans affected production figures.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2012 | 11:00 am

China’s share of global mining M&A’s doubles as total deals decrease

China's percentage of international mining merger and acquisition deals nearly doubled during the first half of the year according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).

Marc Howe | October 17, 2012 | 2:49 am

Ivanplats raises $305 million in biggest global IPO since Glencore

Africa-focused Canadian miner Ivanplats Ltd, founded by billionaire Robert Friedland, raised over Cdn$300 million ($305 million) in its initial public offering in Toronto on Tuesday, after selling shares at $4.75 each, on the lower end of the marketed range.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 16, 2012 | 5:22 pm