Mining

NMDC likely to acquire 2 iron ore mines in Australia: Rana Som

04 Feb 2011

India faces serious coal shortage

04 Feb 2011

Pranab to head panel on coal-environment tussle

04 Feb 2011

ICVL eyes overseas coal properties

03 Feb 2011

Niyamgiri tribals keep fingers crossed as Vedanta hearing set to begin

02 Feb 2011

Two independent investigations commissioned by the ministry of environment and forests each concluded that Vedantas plans were likely to destroy the Dongria Kondh

Alpha Natural Resources close to acquiring Massey Energy for around $7-billion

29 Jan 2011

ICVL not to bid for Riversdale Mining

28 Jan 2011

Brockman and FerrAus in merger talks to thwart Chinese takeover

25 Jan 2011

Rio Tinto's $3.9 billion bid gets backing of full board of Riversdale

24 Jan 2011

Although Misra has backed the Rio Tinto bid as a Riversdale director and not as a Tata representative on the board, Tata's capital constraints make it an unlikely counterbidder

ICVL weighs countering Rio’s $3.9-bn Riversdale bid

24 Jan 2011

Canada’s CIC Energy shareholders approve JSW Energy’s C$422-mn takeover

22 Jan 2011

Australian regulator approves Rio Tinto's $3.9-bn Riversdale deal

22 Jan 2011

The offer that was tabled last month by Rio Tinto and unanimously recommended by Riversdale's board

India to resume diamond imports from Zimbabwe

21 Jan 2011

Iron ore spot prices at nine month high

21 Jan 2011

15 Indian companies bid for Afghan iron deposits

20 Jan 2011

Vedanta may spurn MoEF offer on Orissa project

20 Jan 2011

Temasek sells entire stake in Australia’s Fortescue Metals for $880-million

20 Jan 2011

India boosts coal imports from South Africa

18 Jan 2011

Passport Capital sells 2.7 per cent stake in Riversdale Mining

18 Jan 2011

Baffinland backs joint ArcelorMittal - Nunavut C$590-mn bid

18 Jan 2011

Anglo American to raise £3 billion through assets sale in 2011

17 Jan 2011

ArcelorMittal to jointly bid with rival Nunavut for Canadian miner Baffinland

15 Jan 2011

In a move that surprised the industry, ArcelorMittal and Nunavut yesterday made a joint cash bid for Baffinlan

Spot rates for Indian iron ore rise for second week in China

14 Jan 2011

Iron ore prices climb as Orissa mulls ban on exports

13 Jan 2011

Indian iron ore prices went up half a per cent on Wednesday in China on supply worries after India's top ore producing state said it was considering banning exports.

Canadian copper producers Lundin and Inmet in a $9.1bn merger deal

13 Jan 2011