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Rio Tinto plans to increase Ivanhoe stake

Rio Tinto intends to increase its equity in Ivanhoe Mines Ltd to almost 30% for a cost of US$393 million

Australia

02 JUL 2010

Buried eggs

The mining and metals sector is by its nature a risky business. However, the sheer speed of change and

PGMs

02 JUL 2010

Rio Tinto lifts share in Ivanhoe

rio tinto, ivanhoe, copper, gold, mongolia, oyu tolgoi

Capital markets

30 JUN 2010

Codelco seeking partner on US$130m tailings project

Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco), the world's largest copper producer, has said it

Citadel plans to fund Saudi Arabia mine

Citadel Resource Group has announced a A$250 million (US$220 million) entitlement issue to fund continued

Asia

25 JUN 2010

Navigating Afghanistan

His Excellency Wahidullah Shahrani is in town. This Friday, the minister of mines of the Islamic Republic

Asia

25 JUN 2010

AQM Copper adds board member

Ron Simkus has joined Canadian exploration company AQM Copper Inc as an independent director on its board.

Quadra FNX's China deal falls through

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a joint venture between Quadra FNX Mining Ltd and a subsidiary

Extending the search

Japan is a both a producer and consumer of metals. Metals such as copper, lead, zinc and nickel are produced

Africa

18 JUN 2010

New goal

Perhaps not something to quicken the heart, and a million miles from the action in the World Cup in South

PGMs

18 JUN 2010

Indophil suspends shares on reports of open-pit mining ban

Indophil Resources NL has suspended trade in its shares in Australia following reports of a potential

Asia

18 JUN 2010

Quadra FNX's China deal falls through

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a joint venture between Quadra FNX Mining Ltd and a subsidiary

Rio to develop US$469m Kennecott Eagle mine

Rio Tinto says it will spend US$469 million to build the Kennecott Eagle nickel and copper mine in Michigan's

North America

15 JUN 2010

Virtuous circle

There is always something deeply unsettling about a room full of people that appear to be in agreement:

Africa

11 JUN 2010

Steel spring

The price of seaborne iron ore imported into China has fallen by about 20% in the past six weeks, from

Australia

04 JUN 2010