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BHP to pay $25 million in 2008 Beijing Olympics bribery probe

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission concluded BHP did violate a U.S. anti-corruption law by paying for officials and their families to attend the Games.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 20, 2015 | 8:45 am

Australian miners warned not to ignore ties between Latin America, Asia

The increasing engagement of Latin America with Asia may potentially be at the expense of Australia’s traditional sense of right to be a major Asian player, expert says.

Field Public Relations | May 20, 2015 | 6:11 am

Iron ore is not in oversupply

Only lower grade fines are oversupplied shows new research report.

Frik Els | May 19, 2015 | 2:32 pm

Peruvian discovery may hold ‘hidden pool’ of rare earths

Capacscaya also has significant amounts of copper, zinc, cobalt, aluminum and iron ore.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 19, 2015 | 9:10 am

BHP chief says inquiry into Aussie iron ore market a ‘ridiculous waste’

Andrew Mackenzie also warned the proposed would damage the Australia’s economy and shift investment to main foreign competitor Brazil.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 19, 2015 | 3:31 am

China Gold cranks gold, copper production in Q1

A doubling of mill processing capacity at the CSH Gold Mine in Inner Mongolia is credited for a 51 percent increase in gold production at China Gold International Resources Corp. (TSX:CGG) in the first quarter.

Andrew Topf | May 17, 2015 | 4:45 pm

Australia’s Prime Minister Abbott backs iron ore probe into BHP, Rio

Inquiry comes amid claims the mining giants are driving prices down, severely damaging the country's economy .

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 15, 2015 | 3:30 am

Platinum price to remain under pressure – report

Thomson Reuters today released “GFMS Platinum & Palladium Survey 2015”, looking at the shifts and developments in the global Platinum Group Metal markets, their fundamentals and their drivers, over the past year and setting the scene for future.

Thomson Reuters | May 14, 2015 | 7:56 am

Copper prices struggle on demand fears

Demand fears continue to restrict the extent of upside moves, whilst supply disruptions at the mine level have more recently provided a floor to prices following the early-year sell-off.

SNL Energy | May 14, 2015 | 6:15 am

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