BHP moves to terminate homicide indictments
The Global Australian has petitioned a Brazilian court in a bid to have the charges dismissed.
Boost from mining
We should not forget what the mining boom has given us
Former Chinalco chief jailed 16 years for graft
A Chinese court has jailed Sun Zhaoxue, the former president of state-owned metals producer Chinalco for 16 years for graft
Rio's African woes take a turn with Atomic Anne
Just when you thought Rio's African problem couldn't get more interesting, along comes board member, Anne 'Atomic Bomb' Lauvergeon.
OZ Minerals says SA power threat to copper project
OZ Minerals will pursue a bigger development of its Carrapateena mine in South Australia, but lists electricity supply among the "highest threats" to the project.
BHP Qld coal miners asked to take pay freeze
BHP Billiton has asked most of its Queensland coal workers to accept an unprecedented three year pay freeze.
Alumina Ltd back on investors' M&A; watchlists
Alumina Ltd's new joint venture agreement could have the company back on the radar of potential suitors and have investors factoring a takeover premium into the company's shares.
Alumina gets a win for the mouse that roared
Alumina has emerged the clear victor in the legal fencing forced on it by its once mighty Alcoa.
Why Alumina is the mouse that roared
It has all the ingredients of an updated re-run of the classic cold war classic, The Mouse that Roared.
Alumina and Alcoa brawl on demerger
Alcoa alleged Alumina threatened to "interfere" and "create a cloud" over the US company's planned demerger, a court has been told.
Alumina signs $350m bauxite deal
Alcoa's Australian partner, Alumina Ltd, has signed a deal to supply bauxite to customers in China, Europe and Brazil worth more than $350 million.
Rio's Bell Bay risks closure
Rio Tinto's Bell Bay aluminium smelter could face closure if it loses any more supply in Tasmania's electricity crisis.
Rio Tinto axes more senior jobs
The man at the helm of Rio Tinto's booming bauxite division has left the company as job cuts continue.
Rio sells more coal assets as buyers punt on rebound
The queue of investors betting on a rebound on coal prices is lengthening, with Indonesia's powerful Salim group committing to acquire the Mt Pleasant coal assets in the NSW Hunter Valley for $US244 million.
Alumina climbs most in 7 years on output cuts
Alumina shares rose the most in almost seven years after Citigroup upgraded the stock, citing expectations that global output cuts can drive a price recovery.
MTAA, Prime Super pounce on GE's Worsley cogen plant
Industry funds MTAA Super and Prime Super, advised by Whitehelm Capital, have taken a 49.9 per cent stake in a Western Australia power plant that fuels one of the world's largest alumina refineries, South32's Worsley Alumina.
Rio eyes $US1b sale for aluminium assets
Rio Tinto is attempting to sell its unwanted Pacific Aluminium division once again amid tentative signs an upturn in the global aluminium market could generate an acceptable sales price for the Anglo-Australian mining giant.
China aluminium supply set to worsen glut as export taxes removed
China, the world's largest aluminum producer, may worsen a global glut of the metal as the government scrapped export taxes for some products.
Taking Stock: ABX leads the bauxite race
Numerous junior miners are trying to supply China's growing demand for bauxite, but Australian Bauxite looks set to be first into the market
Aluminium encounters slippery slope
Price slump sees massive gains banked by Alumina shareholders all but disappear.
Alcoa earnings beats estimates as aluminium climbs
Alcoa, the largest U.S. aluminum producer, reported first-quarter earnings that beat analysts' expectations.
Results will point to Alcoa's future
Klaus Kleinfeld, Alcoa's chief executive, has been attempting, with a series of acquisitions and plant closures, to build up the company's specialised metals and components businesses and improve the competitiveness of its commodity operations.
Rio boss confirms study into Queensland bauxite mine
An Australian bauxite project could be one of the next major spending items announced by Rio Tinto, with Sam Walsh confirming he has fast-tracked studies into the South of Embley project in Queensland.
Rio Tinto to approve Qld bauxite mine
Rio Tinto expects its South of Embley bauxite project near Weipa in Queensland to deliver returns comparable to its lucrative Pilbara iron ore operations, and is likely to approve its development this year.
Time has come for nickel, aluminium
With Indonesia banning nickel exports and China toning down investment in aluminium, the fortunes of these previously overlooked metals has turned. And investors are catching on.
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