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All aboard the Chinese iron express: BHP joins Rio Tinto and Vale in new trading platform

Diversified miner BHP Billiton (NYSE:RIO) today became the third iron giant to join the new China Beijing Metals Exchange (CBMX), only a few days after competitors Vale (NYSE:VALE) and Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) did the same.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2012 | 12:29 pm

Vale’s latest business sounds fishy, in a good way

Brazilian mining giant Vale has taken the concept of mining diversification to a new level by announcing that it will start raising fish by its Sudbury, Canada, location.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2012 | 12:15 pm

Avanti pops 20% after securing $640 million loan for moly mine

Avanti shares rose 20% Thursday after the Vancouver company secured $640 million in financing for its Kitsault molybdenum mine.

Andrew Topf | April 20, 2012 | 4:43 am

ENRC swallows Kazakhstan coal producer for $600 million

Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) has paid US$600 million for the remaining 75% of Kazakhstan coal producer Shubarkol Komir.

Andrew Topf | April 20, 2012 | 4:26 am

Gold miners vs ETFs. Round 2

Should gold mining companies pay dividends to attract investors who are pouring money into gold-backed exchange traded funds?

Frik Els | April 20, 2012 | 1:35 am

Former Oilers owner accused of defrauding investors over Arizona gold mines

Peter Pocklington, the former owner of the Edmonton Oilers hockey team, is accused of making false claims about Arizona gold mines and defrauding investors out of millions, says a report in The Calgary Herald.

Andrew Topf | April 19, 2012 | 11:08 pm

Chilean mining industry faces looming energy crisis

Chile will not be able to keep mining for copper, gold and other minerals if the government does not address the country's pressing energy needs, a mining conference in Santiago heard this week.

Andrew Topf | April 19, 2012 | 10:08 pm

Honda would like those rare earth metals back

In another attempt to reduce its dependence on China's strangehold on rare earth element supply, Honda announced that its dealers will start to recycle old cars to extract the rare earth metals from the nickel-metal hydride batteries.

Michael Allan McCrae | April 19, 2012 | 8:49 pm

Not at the top: rare earth ranks fifth for supply risk

In a supply risk index of chemical elements that are of economic value, four elements placed ahead of rare earth.

Michael Allan McCrae | April 19, 2012 | 8:14 pm

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