Mining
Tata Steel in ore project JV in Canada; gets land for Vietnam steel plant
09 Nov 2009
Tata Steel will take a majority 80-per cent stake in the Canadian venture to develop a direct shipment ore project in that country
CIC to invest $500 million for 15-per cent stake in Canadian coal miner Mongolian assets
28 Oct 2009
NMDC defers plan to invest in Sponge Iron India
26 Oct 2009
Anglo American to sell non-core assets worth $7 billion
26 Oct 2009
One of the world’s major diversified mining entities, plans to sell its non-core assets in order to focus on its core mining portfolio and streamline the group’s management structure
Australia flip-flops on Chinese investments, approves Yanzhou's $3.5-billion bid for Felix
24 Oct 2009
Vale to invest $12.9 billion in 2010
20 Oct 2009
BHP Billiton lobbied to torpedo Chinalco-Rio Tinto deal
16 Oct 2009
BHP Billiton had conducted a covert lobbying operation to torpedo Chinese state-owned giant Chinalco's $19.5-billion investment in Rio Tinto, says a former Australian official
Xstrata abandos Anglo bid, for now
16 Oct 2009
Rio Tinto reports record iron ore sales in Q3
15 Oct 2009
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