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BHP splashing $917 million on new iron ore port

BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) has approved close to a billion dollars to construct a new port facility in Western Australia.

Andrew Topf | February 2, 2012 | 6:43 am

Iron ore billionaire Gina Rinehart is “gonna be the whole shooting match” after raiding media group

The richest woman in the world, Gina Rinehart, on Wednesday dropped $200 million in "loose change" to more than double her stake in Australian newspaper group Fairfax to add to her shares in a television channel prompting questions about the mining magnate's motivations.

Frik Els | February 1, 2012 | 10:11 pm

BHP axes nickel operations in Western Australia

BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company and the fourth-largest nickel producer, announced today that is decreasing mining operations at its West Australian locations by 30 percent.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2012 | 3:43 pm

Iron ore hits a wall

After staging an impressive comeback from October's lows, the rally in iron ore prices seems to have run out of steam.

Frik Els | January 31, 2012 | 4:02 pm

Ivanhoe Australia appoints investment bank UBS to advise on its ongoing strategic partnership process

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 30, 2012) - Robert Friedland, Chairman, and Peter Reeve, Chief Executive Officer of Ivanhoe Australia Limited (TSX:IVA)(ASX:IVA), are pleased to announce the appointment of UBS Investment Bank to as...

Marketwire - Mining and Metals | January 31, 2012 | 12:40 am

Australia dumps trucks: Nov-Dec mining machinery imports dropped 62%, suggesting no-one’s immune

Australia's mining machinery imports fell 62% in November and December, the biggest fall since the global financial crisis, according to one of the country's largest freight forwarders of heavy equipment.

Frik Els | January 30, 2012 | 8:04 pm

Crocodile Gold raises production outlook

Crocodile Gold (TSE:CRK) expects higher gold output this year, expecting to produce between 75,000 and 85,000 ounces of gold at a cash […]

Michael Allan McCrae | January 27, 2012 | 3:20 pm

Gem’s rock star mine produces record number of big stones, but prices per carat fall 23%

Gem Diamonds on Thursday reported record annual production at its flagship Letšeng mine in Lesotho and continued to polish its reputation as the world’s richest source of exceptionally large diamonds, but prices per carat fell 23% compared to a year ago.

Frik Els | January 26, 2012 | 8:17 pm

Dr Caterpillar’s (excellent) prognosis for mining

With revenues of $60 billion last year and operations at the ends of the earth, few companies are in a better position to take the pulse of the global economy and the resource sector than Caterpillar. But what is it saying about the outlook for 2012?

Frik Els | January 26, 2012 | 7:01 pm

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