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BHP and Rio Tinto Iron Ore Joint Venture, Positive for Brazilian Mining Company
BHP and Rio Tinto’s $140 billion iron ore joint venture has been good news for Brazilian iron ore giant Vale, according to a senior figure in Brazil’s asset management industry — one of the world’s top 10.
“The fact of the merger will be seen as positive for Vale,” said Itau-Unibanco Asset Management global product specialist [...]
Russia’s Steel Companies Hold Negotiations With Iron Ore Mining Companies
On April 1, the start of China’s fiscal year, Russia’s steel producers hold negotiations with iron ore miners to work out the terms of their annual contracts.
Two Mining Companies Begin Construction New Underground Sage Creek Mine in West Routt
Peabody Energy and Twentymile Coal Co. could begin construction on the new underground Sage Creek Mine in West Routt County as soon as 2010, a company spokesman said last week.
China Oil Company, PetroChina Co. Reported First Time Drop Profit Since 2001
PetroChina Co., the world’s second- largest company by market value, posted its first drop in full- year profit since 2001 after refining losses widened fourfold and crude oil prices slumped.
Several Mining Companies Hold Plans New Mines Onstream
The global financial crisis and sharp falls in metals prices have forced several companies to abandon or put on hold their plans to bring new mines onstream.
The Biggest Mining Companies, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton Downgrade Forecast Slashed
Mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton have had their earnings estimates slashed by up to 45 per cent, as analysts downgrade forecasts because of low metal prices and softer demand.
Mining Companies Optimistic, Mining Production and Industry Growth on Global Financial Crisis
Despite new data that shows just how much the mining industry has suffered as a result of the global financial crisis, the outlook was optimistic as mining companies and industry followers gathered in Toronto for an international convention Monday.
Global Mining Companies Plans Expansions Iron Ore Mine Output
Global iron ore prices are set to decline sharply in 2009 as demand for the steelmaking ingredient shrinks dramatically as a result of deepening world economic recession.
Future Mineral Exploration and Mine Industry in Russia During a Global Crisis
Russia auctioned its biggest mining company a decade ago when it was strapped for cash. It’s using the global credit crisis to regain control of OAO GMK Norilsk Nickel as economic turmoil forces U.S. and European governments to bail out their own corporations.
