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China's Minmetals offers $1.7 bln for Oz Minerals

Chinese state-owned metals trader Minmetals agreed to buy Oz Minerals Ltd, the world's No.2 zinc miner,

Australia

16 FEB 2009

Long haul for Diamonds - 20:20 Series Diamond Day

There will only be a slow return to normality for the diamond mining sector, but it will emerge as a

Africa

13 FEB 2009

OZ Minerals sees US$1.8 billion writedown

OZ Minerals Ltd expects to take a write-down of up to A$2.8 billion (US$1.8billion) in its 2008 accounts

Australia

13 FEB 2009

Rough times

It was more grim news for diamond companies at the Indaba mining conference in Cape Town this week. De

Africa

13 FEB 2009

Norilsk chief denies merger discussions

OAO Norilsk Nickel is not in "concrete discussions" about creating a Russianmining giant in which the

Europe/Middle East

12 FEB 2009

Chinalco to invest US$19.5 billion in Rio Tinto

Chinese state-owned aluminium group Chinalco will invest US$19.5 billion in Rio Tinto in a deal that

Africa

12 FEB 2009

GRD Minproc coal group

GRD Minproc has appointed Brian Kennedy as manager of its newly-established Coal Group. Mr Kennedy will

Leadership

09 FEB 2009

Rio Tinto chairman-elect quits over Chinalco deal

Rio Tinto director Jim Leng has quitand will not become chairman as had been planned after objecting

Africa

09 FEB 2009

Peter Hambro finalises Aricom offer

Russia's No. 2 gold producer Peter Hambro Mining plc moved on Friday to dispel concerns about its debt

Europe/Middle East

06 FEB 2009

BHPB results show boom times are over

BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers was bullish on the outlook for iron-ore prices – the commodity

Asia

06 FEB 2009

Troubled Munali ramp-up receives financial backer

NICKEL project developer Albidon Ltd has reached an agreement with a private investment firm which could

Africa

06 FEB 2009

Northam Platinum drops 43% in first half

South Africa's Northam Platinum Ltd boosted first-half output but said earnings per share fell 43% to

Africa

05 FEB 2009

Aquarius Platinum slips into deficit in first half

South Africa-focused miner AquariusPlatinum Ltd said on Thursday it fell to a net loss in the first half,

Africa

05 FEB 2009

CMB, Fortescue Metals in ships-for-shares deal

Belgian dry shipper CMB said itwould tie up with Australia's Fortescue Metals Group,trading a new shipping

Australia

04 FEB 2009

ENRC sees gloomy 2009, shares jump on devaluation

Kazakh mining group Eurasian NaturalResources Corp plc (ENRC) reiterated a gloomy forecast for 2009 as

Africa

04 FEB 2009

Zimplats posts fourth-term loss as metal prices dip

Impala Platinum's Zimbabwe unit Zimplats Holdings Ltdsaid on Tuesday higher costs and lower metal prices

Africa

03 FEB 2009