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Market Wrap: Aus shares fall on EU worries

20 Oct 2011 - Aus shares fall on EU worries. Newcrest Mining Ltd (ASX:NCM) posts a fall in production in the first quarter, blaming maintenance shutdowns and bad weather.

Rio bids $554M for uranium explorer Hathor

20 Oct 2011 - Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO, NYSE:RIO, LSE:RIO) bids $554 million to acquire Canadian uranium explorer, Hathor Exploration Ltd (TSX:HAT).

Market Wrap: Aus shares up 0.64%

19 Oct 2011 - Aus shares up 0.64%. BHP Billiton Limited's (ASX:BHP) (NYSE:BHP) (LON:BLT) iron ore and petroleum production rose for the first quarter of the financial year, but bas…

Rio commits $US1.3B to accelerate Simandou

19 Oct 2011 - Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) will commit an extra $US1.3 billion to accelerate the development of its Simandou iron ore project in Guinea.

Market Wrap: Optimism lifts Aus shares

17 Oct 2011 - Optimism lifts Aus shares. Shares in Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX:FMG) gain after the miner says it shipped 20.6 per cent more iron ore in the September quarter.

Rio Tinto streamlines Alumina

17 Oct 2011 - Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) (NYSE:RIO) is selling 13 aluminium units including refineries and smelters to streamline its Alcan aluminium business.

Market Wrap: Aus market closes day lower

14 Oct 2011 - Aus market closes day lower. The offshore division of Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI) has been awarded another $US79.85 million contract by Iraq’s South Oil Compa…

Foreign Investment in Australian Mining

Resources and mining companies dominating the headlines this past week include BHP Billiton’s expansion of its Olympic Dam mine and Rio’s record iron ore sales. This week we take a…

Market Wrap: Rio pushes market higher

13 Oct 2011 - Rio pushes market higher. Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO), (NYSE:RIO) reports record sales of iron ore and hard coking coal production in the September quarter.

Midday: Aus shares snap winning streak

12 Oct 2011 - Aus shares snap winning streak. Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX:FMG) says its total resource inventory has increased to 11.42 billion tons of iron ore.

Extract consults ASIC over takeover

11 Oct 2011 - Extract Resources Ltd (ASX:EXT) has held talks with ASIC regarding a potential bid for its largest shareholder, Kalahari Minerals, by China's Guangdong Nuclear Power.

Market Wrap: Aus shares start week stronger

10 Oct 2011 - Aus shares start week stronger. BHP Billiton Ltd’s (ASX:BHP) $US20 billion expansion of its Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine in South Australia wins environmental …

Rio enters JV with Tasman

10 Oct 2011 - Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) has entered a joint venture agreement with Tasman Resources Limited.

Midday: Aus shares rally

07 Oct 2011 - Aus shares rally. Good news for Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) and Ivanhoe Mines, the Mongolian Government backing down on wanting a bigger stake in the miners’ copper and g…

Investing in Mining Shares

Resources and mining companies dominating the headlines this past week include New Hope inviting more bidders to submit proposals. We also speak exclusively with Mantle’s Company S…

Qantas extends travel deal with Rio

06 Oct 2011 - Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN) strengthens its relationship with Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) by extending a contract with the mining giant.

Rio holds its ground in Mongolia

05 Oct 2011 - Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) and Ivanhoe Mines Ltd tell the Mongolian government they are unwilling to renegotiate the terms of their Oyu Tolgoi mining deal.

Midday: Aus shares extend falls

04 Oct 2011 - Aus shares extend falls. Industrea Ltd (ASX:IDL) wins $100 million of contract extensions from global miner Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO).

Rio to mop up Coal and Allied shares

04 Oct 2011 - Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) and Mitsubishi Corp get the go-ahead to mop up all the shares in Coal & Allied Industries Ltd (ASX:CNA) that they do not already own.

Rio potash deal

29 Sep 2011 - Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) is returning to the potash sector in a joint-venture deal with Russia's Acron.

Outlook: Aus shares tipped to open stronger

28 Sep 2011 - Aus shares tipped to open stronger. Australasian Resources Limited (ASX:ARH) jumped 60.6 per cent, to 26.5 cents on Tuesday. The iron ore developer is said to be rais…

Market Wrap: Aus shares close higher

27 Sep 2011 - Aus shares close higher. RIO Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) has officially bought the Koodaideri South tenement from Iron Ore Holdings Limited (ASX:IOH) for $32 million.

Rio boosts stake in Ivanhoe Mines

27 Sep 2011 - Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) boosts its stake in Ivanhoe Mines Ltd (IVN:TSX, NYSE:IVN, NASDAQ:IVAN) to 49 per cent through a privately negotiated share trade.

Market Wrap: Euro concerns spark volatile trade

26 Sep 2011 - Euro fears spark volatile trade. Shares in Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) pull the mining sector down as reports emerge it is planning to spin-off some of its aluminum asset…

Mongolian cost estimates for Rio

26 Sep 2011 - Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) says the costs of the development of the copper and gold project it operates in Mongolia may cost up to US$10 billion, including US$6billi…