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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

Turquoise Hill selling off after Mongolia officially says it wants more of Oyu Tolgoi

The massive copper-gold mine is back in the sights of Mongolia's government.

Frik Els | October 15, 2012 | 7:39 pm

Canadian gold miner Petaquilla rejects Inmet’s $112 million bid

Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (TSX:PTQ) has rejected as inadequate an unsolicited, a $112-million takeover bid for the company by Inmet Mining Corp. (TSX:IMN), which operates a gold mine adjacent to Petaquilla’s Molejon project in Panama.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2012 | 4:54 pm

Qatar sees Glencore/Xstrata merger positively

Qatar's sovereign investment fund, the second largest shareholder in Xstrata PLC (LON:XTA) with 12% of equity, confirmed Monday it is looking positively at the company's planned merger with Glencore International (LON:GLEN).

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2012 | 2:18 pm

On why copper is the immune system’s deadliest weapon

In addition to its importance for human civilization as an industrial metal, copper also plays a vital role in the human immune system as a killer of foreign microbes.

Marc Howe | October 15, 2012 | 3:42 am