June 24, 2021

Kumba Iron Ore appoints new chairman

Terence Goodlace has held the role of CEO at both Metorex Limited and Impala Platinum.

June 23, 2021

Iron ore price up on potential easing of Tangshan restrictions

China’s state planner and market regulator on Monday looked at the spot market at the Beijing Iron Ore Trading Center and said they would closely monitor prices.

June 23, 2021

Brazil to ease licencing of newly listed strategic minerals projects

The government has issued a list of specific metals which production aims to boost with its new policy for strategic minerals.

June 22, 2021

Australian Aboriginal opposition mounts to new state heritage laws

Western Australia has been redrafting its 50-year-old heritage laws which give the state Aboriginal Affairs minister the ultimate say in whether miners can destroy heritage sites.

June 22, 2021

China iron ore price plunges on government price monitoring plan

The most-traded iron ore contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange hit its lowest in two weeks.

June 21, 2021

Iron ore price dives as Chinese regulators launch spot market probe

China's state planner and the market regulator have pledged to crack down on hoarding and speculation.

June 21, 2021

GRAPHICS: What’s the plan? Corporate polluters lag on setting climate goals

More than 40 of the world's 250 biggest corporate emitters - or 16% - are only just starting to assess their emissions, report shows.

June 21, 2021

Australia’s mining hub needs workers for boom times

Some $105 billion in projects in Western Australia’s resources sector may not be fully realized unless the state addresses a chronic shortage in skilled workers.

June 21, 2021

World’s first fossil-free steel plant fueled by hydrogen

Sweden’s Hybrit is developing a rock cavern storage facility for fossil-free hydrogen gas, which will be used in the pilot plant for direct reduction in Luleå.

June 18, 2021

Copper, gold price bulls nurse their wounds but fight’s not over yet

While there are many reasons to still bet on a so-called supercyle, it’s unlikely to be plain sailing.