August 17, 2021

BHP gives go ahead for giant Jansen potash project

Company will go ahead with its Jansen potash project in Canada and unveiled plans to do away with its dual-listed share structure.

August 16, 2021

Sierra updates Bolivar copper-silver PEA to include iron ore

The mine and mill achieved their first full year of production in 2012.

August 16, 2021

China’s steel output hits 15-month low

Chinese industrial production in July increased 6.4% y/y vs median estimate of 7.9%.

August 15, 2021

Cast iron, Portland cement clinker can now be obtained from metallurgical slag

Scientists developed a method that avoids wasting out-of-furnace slag and extracts cast iron and Portland cement clinker from the material.

August 12, 2021

Australian probe to put spotlight on sexual harassment at mining camps

Women make up roughly one in five workers and critics say recreation facilities have become hubs for drinking alcohol and created poor camp cultures.

August 12, 2021

Iron ore price down on signs of economic slowdown in China

As steel production restrictions have begun and on signs of slowing Chinese economic activity, spot iron ore prices hit a more than four-month low this week.

August 11, 2021

120-year chart shows commodities have never been this undervalued

Commodities investor Goehring & Rozencwajg poses the question: Natural resources – uninvestable assets or unprecedented opportunity?

August 11, 2021

Top steelmaker kicks off low-carbon trial to meet green pledge

China Baowu has been trialling a low-carbon metallurgy technology at a previously idled 400-cubic-meter blast furnace in Xinjiang.

August 11, 2021

Chile’s $2.5 billion Dominga copper-iron project approved by regulators

The victory marks a rare win for a major new project in Chile, the world's top copper producer.

August 11, 2021

Iron ore price bounces back while Fitch sees rally slowing ahead

Iron ore price rose on Wednesday, after five straight sessions of losses, tracking steel futures as China's output curbs fuelled worries about supply.