The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 33.2 points, or 0.66 per cent, to 5,036.9 points, and the broader All Ordinaries index was up 32.7 points, or 0.65 per cent, at 5,057.2 points. On the ASX 24, the March share price index futures ...
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Finland-based nickel and zinc miner Talvivaara Mining Company Plc announced on February 14 that its nickel production fell 19.7 percent year on year in 2012 to 12,916 mt. Talvivaara produced 2,317 mt of nickel in the fourth quarter of 2012, ...
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Indian state-owned miner National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended on December 31 of the financial year 2012-13. In the third quarter, NMDC's net profit decreased by 30 ...
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The Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT) has decided that the global mining giant Rio Tinto's Hamersley and Robe rail lines should not be opened up to third party access. According to Rio Tinto's statement, third party access to the ...
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Swiss-headquartered iron ore miner Ferrexpo, whose main interests are in Ukrainian iron ore assets, has announced its financial results for the first nine months ended September 30, 2012. In the given period, Ferrexpo's net profit ...
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Kazakhstan-based mining group Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Plc. (ENRC) has announced its operational results for the fourth quarter and the full year 2012. The miner registered a ferroalloy output of 392,000 mt in the fourth ...
The government of the state of Western Australia has announced that it has approved proposals by Australia-based miner Rio Tinto to expand its iron ore operations and build a major new power station in the Pilbara region, clearing the way ...
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Australia-based miner Atlas Iron Limited has announced that its total Pilbara iron ore reserves have increased by 21 percent to 499 million mt, further strengthening the company's existing operations, near-term development projects and its ...
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Toronto-listed miner Northland Resources has announced that it will start loading its first iron ore vessel on February 9 for further shipment to end customer and partner Tata Steel UK Limited. Northland's first shipment of 40,000 mt of ...
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China National Coal Group mined 176 million mt of coal in 2012, up 7.3% year on year, according to data released Tuesday on the China National Coal Association website. The company's coal sales, meanwhile, rose 9.5% year on year to ...
The Australian sharemarket has closed slightly weaker, snapping a 10-day winning streak, after markets in the US fell. At 4.15pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index had fallen 17.9 points, or 0.37 per cent, at 4878.8 points, and the ...
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Brazilian miner Vale plans to reduce its 50 percent shareholding in Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP), a slab making joint venture with South Korean steelmakers POSCO (20 percent) and Dongkuk (30 percent), according to ...
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Australia-based miner Royal Resources Limited has announced that it has completed the pre-feasibility study on its Razorback iron ore project in Adelaide, South Australia. Accordingly, Royal Resources anticipates an annual mining rate of ...
The Australian sharemarket pulled back in late trading but still closed slightly higher, with investors unfazed by Julia Gillard announcing that the next federal election would be on September 14. At 4.15pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 ...
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The Australian sharemarket has closed higher, with investors encouraged by the recent strength of global markets. At 4.15pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index had risen 53.8 points, or 1.11 per cent, to 4889.0 points - its highest ...