Mining
Asia to drive mining boom in Australia by 2012-13: think tank
06 November 2009
Vedanta H1 operating profit down to $490 million despite higher sales
05 November 2009
Australian regulator approves China’s investment in Centrex Metals
05 November 2009
Rio Tinto to double capex to over $5 billion in 2010
02 November 2009
Government to auction coal blocks for captive use
02 November 2009
India's mineral production down 2.13 per cent in July
28 October 2009
CIC to invest $500 million for 15-per cent stake in Canadian coal miner Mongolian assets
28 October 2009
NMDC defers plan to invest in Sponge Iron India
26 October 2009
Anglo American to sell non-core assets worth $7 billion
26 October 2009
Australia flip-flops on Chinese investments, approves Yanzhou's $3.5-billion bid for Felix
24 October 2009
MMTC and Tata Steel form JV for exploration and development of minerals
23 October 2009
China demands "Chinese model" in iron ore negotiations
21 October 2009
Australia’s Moly mines secures $700-million Chinese investment
21 October 2009
China to open up mining sector to foreign investment: Chinese officials
20 October 2009
Lion-Asia raised bid price for Aussie mining firm Polaris
20 October 2009
Vale to invest $12.9 billion in 2010
20 October 2009
BHP Billiton lobbied to torpedo Chinalco-Rio Tinto deal
16 October 2009
BHP Billiton to acquire iron ore miner UMC for A$204 million
16 October 2009
Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton junk Pilbara ore marketing plan
16 October 2009
Xstrata abandos Anglo bid, for now
16 October 2009
Rio Tinto reports record iron ore sales in Q3
15 October 2009
Canadian miner Pan American Silver to acquire Aquiline Resources for $608 million
15 October 2009
NTPC-Coal India joint venture to develop coal mines
14 October 2009
Cliffs Natural to acquire Wabush Mines stake from ArcelorMittal, US Steel
14 October 2009
Coal production up nearly 10 per cent at 184.4 million tonnes in H1 2009-10
13 October 2009
UK agency slams Vedanta’s Orissa bauxite mine
13 October 2009
Xstrata sells Chilean copper-gold project stake to Barrick Gold for $465 million
13 October 2009
With Chinese loan in the dumps, Fortescue to fund expansion on its own
12 October 2009
SAIL scores a point in Chiria iron mines dispute
10 October 2009
Australian regulator asks Baosteel to resubmit application for Aquila Resources
09 October 2009
Baosteel bids $1.59 billion for 30-per cent stake in Anglo American’s Minas mine
05 October 2009
Anglo hopes to rid Xstrata’s $68-billion merger bid by 20 October
03 October 2009
Fortescue misses deadline to secure $6 billion funding from China
30 September 2009
Sesa Goa to raise Rs6,000 crore through multiple issues
25 September 2009
Asarco judge dumps sweetened Sterlite offer; backs Grupo Mexico bid again
25 September 2009
Australia rejects another Chinese investment
25 September 2009
Australia rejects large mining deal with China
24 September 2009
Vale signs $5.84-billion transport deal for iron ore to China
22 September 2009
BHP Billiton on the prowl for acquisitions: report
22 September 2009
Rio Tinto sells Alcan Composites to Schweiter Technologies
22 September 2009
Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation to acquire Camec for $960 million
19 September 2009
Bombay HC restrains Sesa Goa from mining in and around Advalpal village
18 September 2009
ENRC in talks to acquire cobalt major Camec for $1 billion
17 September 2009
Rio Tinto sell 56-per cent stake in Alcan cable division
15 September 2009
After failed Anglo American bid, Xstrata eyes Lonmin once again
12 September 2009
Sterlite trumps Grupo Mexico with a $2.565 billion bid for Ascaro
11 September 2009
BHP Billiton signs eight-year iron ore supply deal with Hyundai Steel
11 September 2009
Barrick Gold to raise up to $4 billion through equity sale
10 September 2009
China moves to acquire Australian uranium firm
09 September 2009
Chinese firm acquires stakes in two Australian mining FearrAus
09 September 2009
Barrick Gold in $625 million deal with Silver Wheaton
09 September 2009
After failed Anglo American bid, Xstrata eyes Lonmin once again
07 September 2009
BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto may merge Canadian diamond operations
07 September 2009
India, Western Australia to enhance mining sector cooperation
07 September 2009
Rio Tinto calls off iron ore negotiations with China
05 September 2009
Gold prices soar to Rs15,700 per 10 gm
04 September 2009
Australia delays ruling on Chinese takeover of Lynas
04 September 2009
US bankruptcy judge backs Grupo Mexico's bid for Ascaro
01 September 2009
India inks pact with Namibia to ensure uranium supplies
01 September 2009
India, Namibia to boost defence, trade and investment ties
31 August 2009
India to ink MoU with Namibia for uranium mining
31 August 2009
Lake Shore Gold to buy West Timmins for $292 million
28 August 2009
Secretaries panel to vet CIL's overseas invest proposals
27 August 2009
Tibet holds half of China’s copper ore reserves
27 August 2009
Oz Minerals to build shareholder value to fend off potential takeover
27 August 2009
Eldorado to acquire Sino Gold for $1.8 billion
27 August 2009
Mongolia approves Rio Tinto's Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold complex
26 August 2009
Coal India proposes 10 per cent hike in coal prices
25 August 2009
Australian environment body calls for shifting of BHP Billiton’s desalination plant
24 August 2009
NMDC reopens Panna diamond mine
21 August 2009
Rio Tinto’s first half profits plunge 65 percent
21 August 2009
Top zircon producer posts loss, skips interim dividend
20 August 2009
Sterlite raises Asarco offer to $2.1 billion
20 August 2009
Indian demand for gold falls on soaring prices in Q2; WGC
20 August 2009
New policy to boost mining sector investments
18 August 2009
Rio Tinto to sell Alcan packaging to Amcor for $2.025 billion
18 August 2009
China shuns Rio Tinto, signs long-term iron ore price with Australia’s Fortescue
17 August 2009
Yanzhou Coal to acquire Felix Resources for $2.9 billion
14 August 2009
King Coal set could upset Rudd’s apple cart in Australian climate vote
12 August 2009
China eyes Canadian Royalties for $148.5 million
12 August 2009
Sterlite ups Asarco bid to $1.5 billion; Grupo Mexico outbids with $2 billion
11 August 2009
States favour competitive bidding for allocation of captive coalmines
10 August 2009
Coal India to expand abroad with Rs30,000 crore war chest
10 August 2009
China accuses Rio of spying for six years; Australia unimpressed
10 August 2009
China’s Yanzhou Coal in talks to acquire Australia’s Felix Resources for $2.8 billion
10 August 2009
Mineral output in May up 3.73 per cent year-on-year
08 August 2009
India's mineral production up 3.58 per cent in May
07 August 2009
Tata Steel moves to secure raw material supplies to Corus
06 August 2009
Alcoa completes deal to acquire to BHP Billiton’s Suriname stake
05 August 2009
Despite profit drop, Xstrata pursues Anglo American merger
04 August 2009
NTPC to bid ‘aggressively’ for coal mines abroad
04 August 2009
Australian uranium miner ERA posts record Q1 profit
03 August 2009
Jaypee, Assam Mineral to set up Rs1050-crore cement plant
03 August 2009
CISA wants China to end spot iron ore trade
29 July 2009
Vedanta to press ahead with mining plans in face of protests
28 July 2009
Anglo American pumps £1.6-billion into platinum subsidiary
28 July 2009
Activists protest Vedanta's Orissa project during London AGM
28 July 2009
China, Australia threaten each other on Rio Tinto bribery case
24 July 2009
GRD board asks shareholders to back agreement with AMEC
20 July 2009
Dioro says Canadian deal offers better value than Avoca bid
20 July 2009
Jindal Steel & Power acquires South Africa's Kiepersol coal mine: report
17 July 2009
India's mineral production up 3.79 per cent in April
17 July 2009
Sterlite Industries raises $1.5 billion in ADRs to part-finance power projects in India
17 July 2009
China turns the heat on Rio Tinto and Australia
16 July 2009
Patnaik promises probe into Orissa mining scam
16 July 2009
Rio Tinto beats trend in iron ore production in Q2 2009
15 July 2009
Centre may allow states to decide on mining royalty
15 July 2009
Rudd warns China over Rio tinto detention
15 July 2009
ArcelorMittal’s coal mines in Russia may be confiscated
11 July 2009
Dioro board asks shareholders to take no action of Avoca offer
10 July 2009
China claims to have “irrefutable evidence” of spying against Rio Tinto employees
10 July 2009
China arrests four Rio Tinto employees
08 July 2009
United Industrial Corporation (OPK) and Mitsui cooperate in coking coal mining in Tyva
08 July 2009
China climbs down, accepts 33-per cent iron ore price cut from miners
08 July 2009
Rio Tinto sells Alcan packaging unit for $1.2 billion
06 July 2009
Study finds BC Iron-Fortescue joint venure project viable
04 July 2009
Palmer now eyes BHP's Ravensthorpe nickel mine
04 July 2009
Afghanistan shortlists 5 Indian firms for developing Hajigak mines
04 July 2009
China’s CIC fund to invest $1.5 billion in Canadian miner
04 July 2009
Rio Tinto pulls a coup with rights issue
03 July 2009
MMTC to import 150 tonnes of gold in fiscal 2009-10
02 July 2009
Chinalco to participate in Rio Tinto’s rights issue
30 June 2009
Anglo American builds defenses should Xstrata’s merger proposal turn hostile
29 June 2009
Arcelor Mittal sign iron ore contract with Vale
27 June 2009
BHP to offload nickel operations in Western Australia
26 June 2009
China claims Asia's largest iron ore discovery at Liaoning
25 June 2009
Xstrata proposes `merger of equals' as Anglo dumps $68 billion deal
23 June 2009
Anglo American rejects Xstrata’s $68-billion deal
23 June 2009
Xstrata proposes $68 billion merger deal with Anglo American
22 June 2009
China's Shanxi province steel makers sign independent iron ore contracts
22 June 2009
Neyveli Lignite to invest Rs40,000 crore by 2017
22 June 2009
Environment ministry to boost coal mining on degraded forest land
19 June 2009
Chinalco in a fix on Rio Tinto’s share issue
19 June 2009
OZ assets mark China's largest Australian acquisition
19 June 2009
Government may sell up to 10 per cent stake in Coal India
17 June 2009
Snubbed China may apply anti-monopoly law to Rio Tinto-BHP Billiton deal
17 June 2009
Sterlite ups bid for Asarco by $170 million
16 June 2009
Minmetals raises bid to seal OZ Minerals deal
12 June 2009
Sesa Goa buys out Dempo's mining assets for Rs1,750 crore
12 June 2009
Steelmakers see red as BHP-Rio sign deal to form iron ore mining giant
10 June 2009
Macquarie resubmits OZ Minerals recapitalisation proposal
10 June 2009
OZ Minerals scraps RBC-RFC bid, favours Minmetal
09 June 2009
Private coal mining on the cards, says report
08 June 2009
Royal Bank of Canada-RFC combinethreatens Minmetal's bid for OZ Minerals
06 June 2009
Rio-BHP team up for mining venture
06 June 2009
OZ Minerals refutes ‘superior bid’ reports
05 June 2009
Rio terminates Chinalco deal; to raise $15.2 billion through rights issue
05 June 2009
Gujarat NRE launches hostile bid for Australia’s Rey Resources
04 June 2009
OZ Minerals-Minmetal deal gets final Chinese nod
04 June 2009
Rio cuts iron ore price by 33-44 per cent
02 June 2009
Chinalco not keen on Yurwan funding; awaits FIRB ruling
02 June 2009
Chinese steel makers reject new ore contract rate in Rio-Nippon deal
01 June 2009
Gold hits a 2-week high, closes above Rs15,000 per 10 gm
30 May 2009
MountGibson follows Rio Tinto in setting iron ore price
30 May 2009
Palmer launches Australia’s largest coal project
28 May 2009
BHP Billiton CEO discounts early signs of recovery
28 May 2009
China's MCC in $5.15-billion coal mining pact with Australia's Waratah
28 May 2009
Chinese steelmakers upset with Nippon Steel's ore price-cut deal with Rio news
27 May 2009
Former Aussie treasury head Stone weighs in against Chinalco deal, terms curbs “worthless”
27 May 2009
India’s iron ore exports plunge 54 per cent
26 May 2009
Gold demand in India slumps by 83 per cent
25 May 2009
Rio-Chinalco deal takes a twist as Merrill enters
23 May 2009
Coal price hike unavoidable, says CIL chief
22 May 2009
BHP Billiton to develop the $17 billion Yeelirrie uranium deposit
22 May 2009
Vale’s exit from Kalgoorlie nickel leaves Heron with full control
22 May 2009
Vale’s exit from Kalgoorlie nickel leaves Heron with full control
22 May 2009
BHP chairman worried over growing Chinese investments
22 May 2009
Rio may issue $7.2 billion bonds to existing shareholders
21 May 2009
Low prices could have closed half of China's iron ore mines
19 May 2009
Minmetals’ $1.2 billion deal with OZ Minerals gets NDRC nod
19 May 2009
Rio Tinto may not tango with Chinalco
14 May 2009
Fortescue dismisses Shanghai listing buzz
13 May 2009
Alpha to acquire Foundation in all-stock deal
13 May 2009
Gujarat NRE ties funds for Australian project
13 May 2009
BHP Billiton cuts 240 jobs, suspend Leinster nickel operation in Western Australia
12 May 2009
Rio considering amendment to Chinalco deal: Reports
05 May 2009
Fortescue Metals misled market, Federal court told
05 May 2009
China’s CNMC to acquire Australia’s Lynas for A$505 million
02 May 2009
Global iron ore miners locked in pricing battle with China
29 April 2009
Fortescue hit by revelations in Australian court
29 April 2009
Sesa Goa eyes Brazilian iron ore mine
23 April 2009
Australian government's carbon trading scheme draws flak from Rio
18 April 2009
Rio Tinto’s majority shareholders oppose Chinalco deal at UK AGM
16 April 2009
Court rules Grupo Mexico to pay Asarco $6.88 billion in cash, share
16 April 2009
UK gold miner Avocet acquires Norwegian rival Wega for $78 million in stock
16 April 2009
Surge in Chinese metals demand not a sign of revival: experts
14 April 2009
De Beers cuts diamond production by 40 per cent
11 April 2009
Rio Tinto mulls $8 billion rights issue as ‘Plan B’
07 April 2009
Canadian miner Teck Cominco sells stake in Chilean mine for $300 million
06 April 2009
Taliban takes over mining, timber business in Swat to fund terror war chest
04 April 2009
Minmetals to buy OZ assets for $1.2 billion
02 April 2009
BHP warned of stern action as accidents in Australia soar
02 April 2009
Reliance in JV with Uranium Exploration Australia: report
01 April 2009
Australia okays Valin stake in Fortescue Metals
01 April 2009
China Minmetals submits revised bid for OZ Minerals
31 March 2009
NMDC to team up with South Africa's Kopanao for mining ventures
30 March 2009
Rio Tinto stock soars on LSE on BHP Billiton takeover talk
28 March 2009
Australia rejects China's bid for OZ Minerals
27 March 2009
Australia puts Chinese firms’ mining takeovers on hold
25 March 2009
Lenders may give OZ time amid Minmetals bid
24 March 2009
India hikes coal import target again
21 March 2009
China’s knockout punch to Coke may floor Chinalco in Australia
20 March 2009
Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar cuts employee count by a further 2,454 positions
18 March 2009
Chinalco-Rio Tinto deal fuels political storm
18 March 2009
China offers Rio Tinto $20-billion loan if Chinalco deal is passed
14 March 2009
China to mine copper in Afghanistan
10 March 2009
Rio Tinto sells US mine for $761 million
09 March 2009
China’s Valin raises stake in Australian Fortescue Metals
09 March 2009
Brazil and China led in mining M&A deals in 2008: PwC report
07 March 2009
Sterlite to buy US copper mining company Asarco for $1.7 billion
07 March 2009
Rio Tinto shareholders continue to oppose Chinalco deal
06 March 2009
BEML to bid for contract mining with Indonesia's Sumber Mitra Jaya
05 March 2009
BEML, Indonesian firm tie up to bid for contract mining in India
04 March 2009
China National Petroleum to acquire Canada's Verenex Energy for $357 million
27 February 2009
South African miner shutters one mine and fires 5,500 workers
25 February 2009
China invests heavily in Australian miner-Fortescue
24 February 2009
Mining giant Anglo American reports 29 per cent profit drop, to cut 19,000 jobs
20 February 2009
Rio Tinto shareholders plan board room coup; want Jim Leng back
19 February 2009
Fortescue hires JPMorgan, others to review Chinese proposals
19 February 2009
Greens see red in Rio Tinto-Chinalco deal
18 February 2009
Chinalco-Rio Tinto deal may run into rough weather
14 February 2009
Chinalco invests $19.5 billion in Rio Tinto to raise stake to 18 per cent
12 February 2009
Africa’s No.1 gold miner reports quarterly loss on write-downs; output increases
09 February 2009
Rio Tinto sells North American assets to Vale for $1.6 billion
31 January 2009
Rio Tinto mulls multibillion infusion from Chinalco; $6 billion issue
29 January 2009
Rio Tinto Alcan to shed 1,100 jobs, cut production and close plant
21 January 2009
BHP Billiton cuts 6,000 jobs; closes mine
21 January 2009
Widespread job losses expected in South Africa's mining industry
19 January 2009
Xstrata warns of job losses if mine operations remain stalled
19 January 2009
Areva bags licence to operate world’s second biggest uranium mine
16 January 2009
Rio Tinto plans shutdown of Anglesey smelter; cut 500 jobs
16 January 2009
Chinese steel makers to demand 40 per cent cut in iron ore price
12 January 2009
Rio Tinto postpones expansion of Brazil iron ore mine, set to sell stake in coal unit
12 January 2009
Vedanta, Singapore Nava Bharat in bid to operate Zambia coal mine
10 January 2009
Canadian miner Teck Cominco to slash 1,400 positions
08 January 2009
Santos signs $585 million Sino Iron gas supply contract
07 January 2009
Neyveli Lignite to raise Rs1,850 crore capital
02 January 2009
Mines ministry returns Tata Steel, DeBeers' proposals to AP government
02 January 2009
Guniea ousts Rio Tinto from ore project
27 December 2008
Australian mineral export forecast down by $30 billion
17 December 2008
Rio Tinto to sell assets to pay $42-billion debt
15 December 2008
50 per cent of Indian mining permits fall flat
12 December 2008
ONGC in mining pact with Uranium Corporation
12 December 2008
Major shake up at Rio Tinto to reduce debt
10 December 2008
Fall in copper prices force Australian miner Anvil to suspend operations in Congo
08 December 2008
BHP and Rio Tinto's Chinese contracts at risk
08 December 2008
Chinese coal miner eyes Australia’s Felix Resources
08 December 2008
Iron ore prices fall but steel makers unhappy
05 December 2008
Liberia wants Tata Steel to rebid for $1.5-billion iron ore project
04 December 2008
BHP Billiton bullish despite crisis
27 November 2008
Rio may sell stakes in key projects to China to shed debt
25 November 2008
BHP Billiton abandons bid for Rio Tinto
25 November 2008
Fortescue reports huge iron ore order from China despite the slump
21 November 2008
EU antitrust authorities concerned over proposed BHP-Rio Tinto merger
19 November 2008
BHP Billiton to reactivate uranium mine in Western Australia
19 November 2008
US mining companies Cliffs and Alpha call off merger
18 November 2008
Brazil pushes $57 billion mining sector plans despite the slump
15 November 2008
Ore miner Rio Tinto to slash output by a third
10 November 2008
Sesa Goa to invest Rs400 crore in new mines, infrastructure
07 November 2008
EU regulators file objections to BHP - Rio Tinto merger
05 November 2008
Japanese, Korean consortium to acquire stake in CSN's Brazilian iron ore mining business
04 November 2008
Copper falls to three-year lows
25 October 2008
European regulators may object to BHP-Rio merger
24 October 2008
Australian energy group Aviva merges with Canadian mining company NEMI
23 October 2008
Steel ministry committee pushes for Chiria mines hand-over to SAIL
22 October 2008
India eyes long-term uranium supplies
22 October 2008
NMDC hikes contract prices of iron ore by up to 40 per cent
21 October 2008
Lafarge Umiam in Nongtrai caves conservation pact with Meghalaya government
18 October 2008
Chinalco's Rio Tinto stake lies frozen as custodian Lehman collapses
17 October 2008
Corus and Vale sign 5-year iron ore supply contract
16 October 2008
Top ore miners hit by Chinese steel production cut
14 October 2008
China calls for Europe to reject BHP Billiton - Rio Tinto merger
06 October 2008
Tata Steel buys stake in Canadian miner for $22 million
03 October 2008
Credit squeeze takes its toll on Xstrata, Roche acquisition bids
03 October 2008
BHP's $114 billion bid for Rio gets Australia regulatory nod
01 October 2008
Sterlite set to acquire Ascaro for $2.6 billion
26 September 2008
Shareholder opposition, market woes force Vedanta to scrap recast plan
25 September 2008
Australian uranium miner Toro declares Western Australia project as feasible
24 September 2008
Vedanta to boost Sesa Goa iron ore capacity, restructure group
09 September 2008
Chinese miner acquires Australian coal exploration permits for $1.5 billion
08 September 2008
EC puts review of BHP's $160 billion bid for Rio on hold; seeks more data
04 September 2008
Sail starts expansion of iron ore in Orissa; adopts Indian Railway’s freight management system
30 August 2008
Rio Tinto profit up 55 per cent in H1-08 as iron ore prices soar
26 August 2008
BHP-Rio merger would push up iron ore prices, says Australian regulator
25 August 2008
Russian steelmaker Severstal buys American coal miner for $1.3 billion
23 August 2008
Siemens VAI to expand metals and mining business in India
22 August 2008
ArcelorMittal announces major investments in Brazil
20 August 2008
BHP Billiton posts record $15.4 billion profit for 2007-08
18 August 2008
NMDC, Rio Tinto in 50:50 mining venture
18 August 2008
Marathon stops uranium mining at sensitive zone; told to clean up
16 August 2008
Coal India teaming up with private sector to revive 18 abandoned mines
13 August 2008
Gujarat NRE Minerals to raise up to $100 million
11 August 2008
ArcelorMittal takes 49 per cent in Brazilian miner
11 August 2008
Rio Tinto contemplating divestment of US assets
09 August 2008
SC clears Sterlite, Posco projects in Orissa
08 August 2008
Tata Steel looks at mining acquisitions in the US, Africa, Australia: reports
08 August 2008
NMDC in talks with Rio Tinto over JVC: report
07 August 2008
South Africa's Lonmin rejects Xstrata's $10 billion hostile bid
06 August 2008
Coal India looks at mines in Mozambique, Indonesia; invites EoIs for reviving old mines
06 August 2008
Rio Tinto to invest in new copper deposit in Arizona
04 August 2008
Chinese competition authorities may reject BHP bid for Rio
02 August 2008
Zinc miner Teck Cominco to acquire world's second largest coal producer for $14.1 billion
30 July 2008
Rio Tinto to invest $2.15 billion in major expansion of Corumbá iron ore mine in Brazil
30 July 2008
Minining firm Bradken to acquire AmeriCast from PE firm Castle Harlan
30 July 2008
SC reserves judgement on Vedanta's mining project in Orissa
26 July 2008
ArcelorMittal acquires US coal producer Concept Group
21 July 2008
UltraTech looking for coal mines in Indonesia, South Africa
19 July 2008
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance to acquire The New Saraji Coal Project
18 July 2008
Iron ore producer Cleveland-Cliffs buys coal supplier Alpha Natural for $10 billion
16 July 2008
Kazakhmys dismisses talk of Metalloinvest reverse takeover
16 July 2008
India to open new coal fields for gas exploration
16 July 2008
Ispat Industries gets rights for Latua iron ore mines
14 July 2008
Tata Steel eyes iron ore mine in Western Australia
14 July 2008
Sinosteel acquires controlling stake in Australian miner Midwest
12 July 2008
Rio back on asset sale track with uranium mine sale
11 July 2008
Canadian miner Inmet bids for partner Petaquilla Coppers' stake for $338 million
08 July 2008
EU warns of tough scrutiny of BHP's takeover of Rio Tinto
05 July 2008
Vale plans $12.8 billion global share sale to fund expansion
04 July 2008
Rio hikes iron ore contract prices for Asian steel mills by 97 per cent
02 July 2008
Corus moves EC against Rio bid as ArcelorMittal eyes stake
30 June 2008
Posco acquires 10 per cent in Australian miner Macarthur; blocks ArcelorMittal's take-over chances
30 June 2008
Alcoa alliance to stake in bauxite mining and aluminium refinery with Vietnam
26 June 2008
Rio Tinto set to develop “world class diamond mine” in India
26 June 2008
Xstrata matches Crosby's $540 million bid for Indophil stake
23 June 2008
Australian regulators want BHP, Rio to open Pilbara rail lines to Fortescue
20 June 2008
Rumours of takeover bid lifts Anglo American, other mining stocks
19 June 2008
Rio Tinto to invest $371 million in driverless train system at Australian ore mines
16 June 2008
Sterlite has US government backing for Asarco acquisition
12 June 2008
ArcelorMittal granted ore mining rights for its Jharkhand steel plant
11 June 2008
Regulators begin review of BHP's proposal to merge Rio Tinto
07 June 2008
Sterlite to acquire third-largest US copper producer Asarco for $2.6 billion
31 May 2008
ArcelorMittal may bid $4 billion for full control of Macarthur Coal
28 May 2008
Murchison trumps Sinosteel's A$1.36 billion bid for Australia's Midwest Corp
27 May 2008
German copper company Norddeutsche Affinerie buys Cumerio for about $770 million
17 May 2008
Australia's Indophil rejects Xstrata's $399 million offer
15 May 2008
BEML expands overseas, sets up office in China; eyes Indonesian, Australian markets
07 May 2008
Tata Steel to invest in expansion of production at Carborough Downs coal mine in Australia
07 May 2008
Reliance Power acquires three Indonesian coal mines in novel payment deal
02 May 2008
ArcelorMittal strikes 10-year iron ore deal with Brazil`s Vale
30 April 2008
Sesa Goa board approves stock split, bonus issue; pays 450 per cent
29 April 2008
Sesa Goa plans stock split, bonus issue
26 April 2008
Marubeni to acquire 30-per cent stake in Antofagasta's Chilean mining projects
26 April 2008
Rusal acquires 25 per cent stake in Norilsk
25 April 2008
Atlas Copco acquires stake in two drilling technology companies in India
12 April 2008
Tata Steel offers to acquire Brazilian ore miner AVG
11 April 2008
India to attract Rs100,000 crore FDI in mining
25 March 2008
Centre frames investor-friendly mining policy
20 March 2008
ArcelorMittal moves court as Canadian mine partners `renege' on buyout
14 March 2008
Rio Tinto seeks to double iron ore export prices
23 February 2008
China eyes long-term iron ore deal with India as prices look north
22 February 2008
Brazil’s Vale hikes contract prices of iron ore by 65 per cent
21 February 2008
European steel makers urge EC to probe BHP-Rio merger proposal
08 February 2008
Xstrata's revised A$1.08 billion offer fails to "impress" Resource Pacific
08 February 2008
Rio Tinto rejects BHP's revised offer of $147 billion
07 February 2008
AES sells power plant, mine in Kazakhstan to UK's Kazakhmys
06 February 2008
BHP Billiton raises offer for Rio Tinto to $147 billion
06 February 2008
JSW Steel signs joint venture agreement to develop iron ore mines
31 January 2008
Rio Tinto to acquire three 250,000 DWT iron ore carriers; plans capacity hike
24 January 2008
Rio Tinto planning 'mine of the future' in Australia, says CEO Tom Albanese
24 January 2008
Vale in talks with Xstrata for a $100-billion merger
22 January 2008
Tata Steel in mining joint venture with Oman's Al Bahja Group
16 January 2008
First Reserve invests in Harmony Gold Mining's uranium ore assets in South Africa
11 January 2008
ArcelorMittal expands in Mauritania and Venezuela
09 January 2008
SAIL enters into a JV with Tata Steel for mining coal
03 January 2008
Tata Steel, SAIL in coal mining venture
01 January 2008
Gujarat NRE Coke completes acquisition of BHP mine in Australia
24 December 2007
Rio to fortify itself with $1.1 billion investments in Australian, US mines
18 December 2007
Tata Steel joint venture to mine iron ore in Ivory Coast
12 December 2007
Rio Tinto outlines new plans to boost its value by $31 billion
27 November 2007
De Beers to sell the Cullinan mine to a Petra-led consortium for $149 million
26 November 2007
Supreme Court asks Vedanta to stop mining bauxite in Orissa hills
23 November 2007
BHP Billiton may have to offer a 60-per cent premium for hostile takeover of Rio Tinto
15 November 2007
SC refuses to hear Lafarge`s plea on export of illegally mined limestone
03 November 2007
Australia''s Orica buys Excel Mining of the US for $670 million
25 September 2007
Gremach Infrastructure acquires 75-per cent controlling stake in 11 coalmines in Mozambique
25 September 2007
Xstrata tables $1-billion bid for S Africa''s Eland Platinum
07 August 2007
New mining policy in 2 months, says minister
02 August 2007
Jindal Steel & power signs contract for El Mutun with Bolivian government
19 July 2007
Posco rejects proposal for tie-up with Kudremukh Iron Ore Co
06 July 2007
Teck Cominco to acquire Aur Resources for C$4.1 billion
05 July 2007
Rio Tinto investing $1.8 billion to expand Yarwun Alumina capacity to 3.4 million tonnes
04 July 2007
Yamana Gold to create mining giant through two buyouts
29 June 2007
BHP Billiton In JV with Ashapura Minechem
18 June 2007
Australia keen to invest in uranium mining in Meghalaya
21 May 2007
Posco`s port project clears environment objections
21 May 2007
Gujarat NRE to acquire BHP Biliton''s coal mine in Australia
16 May 2007
Coal India seeks BEML participation in joint venture for reviving MAMC
09 May 2007
Vedanta makes open offer for an additional 20 per cent in Sesa Goa
27 April 2007
Vedanta pips Mittal to acquire Mitsui''s 51-per cent stake in Sesa Goa
24 April 2007
Sesa Goa told to develop mines or leave Jharkhand
16 April 2007
Centre not to freeze exports of iron ore
05 April 2007
Chhattisgarh steel companies to benefit from mining venture
05 April 2007
China threatens to boycott Indian iron ore
21 March 2007
Mittal race for Mitsui's Sesa Goa stake
14 March 2007
Arcelo Mittal to invest $2.2 billion in Senegal's iron ore mines
23 February 2007
Arcelor Mittal in race to acquire Mitsui stake in Sesa Goa
23 February 2007
India invites foreign investment in mining
27 January 2007
Infrastructure equipment industry set to mine more business: CII-KPMG
02 January 2007
Sinosteel eyes Indian ore mines, listing of overseas mine assets
04 December 2006
Chinese tycoon buys a third of Oppenheimer stake in Anglo Dutch
16 November 2006
Government to review policy on iron ore exports
14 November 2006
Dhanbad mine mishap toll mounts to 50
08 September 2006
Neyveli Lignite to set up Rs7,500 crore lignite power project
17 August 2006
Usha Martin commence its iron ore mining operations
06 October 2005
Vedanta plans to set up Rs7,000-crore aluminium smelter in Orissa
11 February 2005
Coal India in deal with ONGC
17 January 2005
HC permits govt to grant licence for sand mining
24 August 2004
Usha Martin gets permission for coal mining in Jharkhand
03 November 2003
Sterlite expands capacities to lead non-ferrous metals market
20 October 2003
AV Birla group acquires Mount Gordon Copper Mine in Australia
24 September 2003
Rs 1,850-cr JV ilmenite mining project in Kollam to be cleared
05 June 2003
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