October 16, 2014

Chile’s copper exports down 21% in August

The drop was mainly due to reduced shipments from Codelco and Collahuasi, official figures show.

October 16, 2014

BHP bows to pressure, to list spinoff in London

The mining giant has made a sharp U-turn on its initial decision to snub a London listing for its $17 billion spinoff.

October 15, 2014

China’s inland mills could be in market for 300mt seaborne iron ore

New research shows inland Chinese steel mills pay a 35% premium over seaborne benchmark with 210mt of steel capacity potentially looking for alternatives.

October 15, 2014

Mick Davis has now almost $5 billion to build new mining empire

The former Xstrata boss' new venture, X2 Resources, is "currently reviewing a number of opportunities in the metals and mining sector."

October 15, 2014

Australia, Brazil to control 90% of global iron ore trade by 2020

Despite iron ore prices touching rock bottom, the top three producers have no plans to slowdown production. Quite the contrary.

October 14, 2014

Rio Tinto: what other consolidation options are there in the mining sector?

Amongst the swathe of comment, reaction and analysis surrounding Glencore’s attempted takeover of Rio Tinto – revealed recently but rebuffed back in August – there was little surprise that Glencore…

October 13, 2014

PM Tony Abbott’s ‘coal is good for humanity’ remarks derided

The Guardian and ABC News led with the remarks in its coverage.

October 10, 2014

Former Xstrata boss tried buying BHP’s coal division: report

It is unclear whether Mick Davis bid for all the assets that BHP ended up including in the new to-be listed firm.

October 9, 2014

Glencore considered Australia listing: report

The commodities trader and miner explored a stock-exchange listing Down Under.

October 9, 2014

Iron ore war: Rio Tinto ‘not standing still’ over BHP’s production boost

The head of the iron ore division, Andrew Harding, defens Rio's own plans to ramp up ore production.