Mining

BHP Billiton's sale of Ekati diamond mine hits roadblock

18 Jan 2013

Rio Tinto upbeat on China despite more local iron ore use by Chinese steelmakers

16 Jan 2013

Xstrata exits Queensland copper project

14 Jan 2013

Canadian junior gold miner Alamos Gold to buy Aurizon Mines for $792.96 mn

14 Jan 2013

S Africa’s Impala Platinum sells stake in Zimbabwean subsidiary to locals for $971 mn

12 Jan 2013

Perdeman embroils ICICI Bank in battle with Lanco

10 Jan 2013

ED attaches another Rs143.75 cr of Jagan assets

09 Jan 2013

Pakistan annuls Barrick-led consortium’s mining lease in Balochistan

08 Jan 2013

NMDC cuts iron ore prices by nearly 6 per cent for January

03 Jan 2013

Government offers 17 coal blocks to PSUs

01 Jan 2013

RINL, MOIL eye JV with NMDC for iron ore assets in Brazil

26 Dec 2012

Lanco’s Australian subsidiary wins ruling in Perdaman Chem case

24 Dec 2012

Non-revision of iron ore prices cost NMDC Rs746-cr during 2007-10: CAG

20 Dec 2012

Canada’s First Quantum Minerals sweetens takeover bid to $5.17 bn for Inmet Mining

17 Dec 2012

DMK chief's grandson Durai Dayanidhi surrenders in granite scam

14 Dec 2012

Roman Abramovich buys Norilsk Nickel stake for $1.49 bn to end battle between two oligarchs

11 Dec 2012

NMDC stake sale at Rs145-150 per share to fetch over Rs5,900 crore

10 Dec 2012

Fortescue Metals to sell 25 % stake in Nullagine iron-ore mine to BC Iron for $199 mn

10 Dec 2012

SC administers Karnataka pill to Goa mining industry

08 Dec 2012

Australia’s Talison Lithium recommends Chengdu Tianqi’s sweetened $815 mn offer

08 Dec 2012

Protesters demonstrate against Vedanta mine at Indian High Commission in London

07 Dec 2012

ED attaches Rs884-cr assets in Janardhana Reddy firm

06 Dec 2012

Continuing its crackdown on the illegal iron-ore mining mafia in Andhra Pradesh, the Enforcement Directorate this morning attached shares and assets worth Rs884 crore of Brahmani Industries Ltd (BIL), controlled by the state’s former tourism minister Gali Janardhana Reddy

BHP Billiton eyes US metallurgical coal producer Walter Energy: report

06 Dec 2012

S African miner Gold Fields secures $1.5-bn demerger loan

04 Dec 2012

Australian officials in India to formalise coal mining project with Adani

03 Dec 2012