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Investors give miners another kicking after China manufacturing shrinks

None of mining's top companies escaped the carnage on Thursday after a survey of manufacturing in China showed activity slowed for a fifth straight month.

Frik Els | March 22, 2012 | 7:20 pm

Big guns all on board for Beijing’s new spot iron ore trading platform

Beijing launched the new spot price platform in January in a bid to shift the balance of power in price negotiations away from the big three.

Frik Els | March 22, 2012 | 5:21 pm

Aussie tax may have silver lining in higher coal, iron ore prices

The 30% tax on iron ore and coal producers passed by the Australian government may raise the prices of those commodities but will also shrink margins of steelmakers, analysts say.

Andrew Topf | March 21, 2012 | 7:34 pm

Australia’s mining boom to generate $225 billion in exports by 2017

Australia's resources and energy commodity export earnings will continue to grow over the medium term to reach a record $225 billion in 2016-17, said today the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE).

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 21, 2012 | 5:40 pm

Anglo looking for new coal assets

Anglo American is looking for thermal coal assets in Australia and Indonesia, especially as prices of potential targets have come down, the head of its thermal coal unit said in an interview.

Business Report | March 20, 2012 | 7:20 pm

CIA trying to kill Australian coal industry, says Palmer

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has been accused of involvement in coups and insurrections throughout history, but now an Australian mining tycoon is accusing the CIA of trying to sabotage the Australian coal industry.

Andrew Topf | March 20, 2012 | 7:01 pm

Heavy rainfall disrupts coking coal mining in Australia’s Queensland

Heavy rainfall in the last 48 hours has caused significant disruption at several coking coal mines in the Moranbah region of the Bowen Basin, in Australia's Queensland, market sources said Tuesday.

Platts | March 20, 2012 | 6:35 pm

Billions hacked off mining majors after BHP’s China comments

"The big infrastructure build clearly will come to some end," Ian Ashby, BHP's chief of iron ore said on Tuesday.

Frik Els | March 20, 2012 | 4:54 pm

Rio Tinto publishes tax report as Australian mining levy en route to become a law

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE & NYSE: RIO) has voluntarily published its "Taxes paid report," outlining the US$10.2 billion it has paid in tax globally this financial year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2012 | 2:02 pm

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