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Analyst: Glasenberg could grab Rio by way of China

By promising top shareholder Chinalco, Rio's stakes in Oyu Tolgoi and Simandou.

Frik Els | November 26, 2014 | 9:13 pm

Heads roll as BC Iron forced to cut costs amid weakest price in years

Founding managing director Mike Young among the ones leaving the company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 26, 2014 | 7:26 pm

Surplus melting away? Codelco says output to drop 5%

Copper price falls to 8-month low, but world's top producer and industry bellwether says it "will sell less, because we have less".

Frik Els | November 25, 2014 | 7:20 pm

Iron ore massacre: below $70 for first time in five years

This is almost two-thirds below a peak of $191.90 reached in February 2011, which was when huge new mines were being approved.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2014 | 2:58 pm

China’s gold imports rise for third month on jewelry sales

China’s gold imports from Hong Kong rose for a third month as increasing jewelry sales countered weakening demand for the metal as an investment amid falling prices.

Bloomberg News | November 25, 2014 | 12:26 pm

Aussie mining magnate Clive Palmer investigated over $10 million fraud

The scale of the fraud alleged against the tycoon-turned-politician may double to about A$23 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2014 | 5:09 pm

BHP warns more cost cuts, management shake up before demerger

The world's largest miner has stepped up its cost-cutting plans as it battles a sharp slide in iron ore, coal and oil prices.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2014 | 3:00 pm

BHP Iron Ore: OK already, we’ll stop expanding

CEO Andrew Mackenzie tells shareholders while output is still increasing at no. 3 producer, it's been three years since new spending was approved.

Frik Els | November 20, 2014 | 10:53 pm

EGL Asia and China’s NGGC renew exclusive agreement, agree to further efforts on identification of synthetic diamonds

The Hong Kong-headquartered EGL Asia and NGGC, the state-owned, leading Chinese diamond grading laboratory, signed an agreement which renews and prolongs the close cooperation between the two institutions.

EGL Asia Ltd. | November 19, 2014 | 6:51 pm

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