BHP Billiton has turned down a AUD 50 million offer from a consortium of investors for a collapsed resort project at Port Hedland. BHP's move is expected to lead to the liquidation of the development.

Iluka Resources has appointed James Hutchison Ranck and Greg Martin as non-executive directors to its board.

Crude titanium output in Russia in January-November 2012 increased by 23.7% YoY, the federal statistics agency has reported.

American International Ventures has established a subsidiary in Mexico, Oro De AIVN, to be responsible for its La Veta gold project, located in El Alamo, Baja California.

BHP Billiton is currently working on the expansion of the Escondida mine, located in Chile.

Lithium Americas has announced it will invest ARS 3 billion (USD 816.75 million) in its Caucharí-Olaroz mining project in Argentina.

Australia's Northern Minerals Ltd., formerly Northern Uranium Ltd., has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a major global mining and chemicals player for future offtake of product from its Browns Range heavy rare earths project.

Minera Argenta, a subsidiary of Pan American Silver, has announced it will not carry out the silver and lead project "Navidad", located between the communities of Gan Gan and Gastre in Chubut, Argentina.

Jiangxi Copper announced that it has received a letter from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), which required the company to rectify violations in financial accounting, use of raised funds, corporate governance and internal control.

Mining company Zamin Ferrous is waiting on authorizations to initiate the extraction of iron in Valentines, Uruguay.

National Aluminium Company could put a halt to its planned aluminium smelter and captive power plant project in Indonesia should it manage to get clearances and coal linkages for a similar project in Odisha.

Gold production in the province of Irkutsk Russia, in January-November 2011 increased by 11.9% YoY to 18.506 metric tons, the local government said.