Shipping gauge shows iron ore, copper prices heading for fall

NRI business tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal on Sunday said India's economy will continue to grow despite politics over policy paralysis.

Yonhap reported that South Korea will pursue 5 energy and infrastructure development projects in Venezuela worth USD 11.1 billion that could open new business opportunities for local companies in the South American country.

Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives by mining companies operating in emerging markets in South America, Africa and Asia have become a crucial part of doing business as “above-ground risks are quickly gaining equal footing to traditional geological and engineering considerations for mining projects.”

A consortium of Indian firms is among 25 companies shortlisted to invest in new copper and gold deposits in Afghanistan.

One of the world's oldest, rarest, and most coveted diamonds is going up for auction at Sotheby's.

SGS has been awarded the operational contract for the on-site laboratory at the Oyu Tolgoi mine in the Southern Gobi Region of Mongolia. This 3 year operational contract was awarded to SGS at the end of 2011.

Billionaire Australian Gina Rinehart, is taking Rio Tinto to court, demanding the world's third largest miner pay her 2.5% of the income streams from iron ore production at the Channar and Eastern Ranges mines on top of the royalties from three other Pilbara properties she is already receiving.

A South Korean conglomerate has cited global economic uncertain as a key reason for pulling out of a US$324 million deal with Australia-based Cockatoo Coal.

NunatsiqOnline profiles the engineering hurdle Baffinland Iron Ore Mines Corp. will face as it attempts to get iron ore from its inland Mary River iron ore site to ports on the coast.