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By Anthony Wallis |
July 18, 2008
In a 14 July press release carried by Bloomberg, the human rights activist group, Carter Center contends that the Democratic Republic of Congo should boost the integrity of mine contract negotiations before completing any of the 62 negotiations slated for this month. A major driver is that the third of...
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By Charlotte Mathews |
July 16, 2008
THE proposed merger of resources giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto has provoked protests from customers in Europe and Asia, but in SA the competition implications are still being digested.
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By Interfax-china |
July 9, 2008
Nippon Steel Corporation has just concluded annual contract negotiations with BHP Billiton and will have to pay up just as Baosteel, JFE Steel and POSCO had to.
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By Ginger Ding |
July 1, 2008
Iron ore from different regions and of different grades have seen different price changes. This could lead to a revolution in the annual pricing mechanism next year.
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By Interfax-china |
June 26, 2008
BHP and Baosteel will likely agree on a deal similar to the one reached with Rio.
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By Charlotte Mathews |
June 25, 2008
The company plans to spend $56 million to expand capacity at its two South African manganese mines to take advantage of strong demand.
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By Charlotte Mathews |
June 18, 2008
Markets have seethed with rumours for the past three years that consolidation would take place in the mining sector and that Anglo American would be a likely target.
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By Ida Chen |
June 16, 2008
But Chinese copper smelters may find it difficult to attain TC/RC of 45/4.5 in both spot and long-term contracts this year.
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By Ginger Ding |
June 12, 2008
Industry insiders say China is unlikely to buy into BHP Billiton despite foreign media reports that a Chinese consortium consisting of large steel mills is looking into making such a purchase.
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By Interfax-china |
June 10, 2008
The downtrend in TC/RC this year reflects the tightness in copper concentrate supplies on the global market.
