September 10, 2018 Australia’s Port Hedland iron ore shipments to China rise nearly 10 pct in Aug Iron ore shipments to China from the world's biggest iron ore port totalled 35.5 million tonnes in August, up from July's 32.4 million tonnes.
September 9, 2018 Australia’s mining sector pushing for revamped Trans-Pacific Partnership: Interview MINING.com interviewed the Minerals Council of Australia CEO.
September 8, 2018 Chinese aluminum gushes onto world markets on Rusal supply fears Aluminum prices jumped in April after the U.S. announced sanctions on Rusal, the top supplier outside of China.
September 7, 2018 Mining exploration spending in Australia jumps to 5-year high Drilling at new projects up 57% as spending on gold exploration reaches 21-year high.
September 6, 2018 Poland’s JSW seeks tighter grip on coking coal with possible Prairie bid -sources State-run JSW and Australia's Prairie, which is developing mines in Poland, have been in cooperation talks for much of this year but JSW wants control.
September 6, 2018 South African miner Assore reports profit fall on stronger rand Assore reported a 1.9 percent fall in annual profit on Thursday as a strong rand currency offset favourable commodity prices and higher sales.
September 6, 2018 Dalian coking coal extends gains as smog crackdown tightens supplies Chinese coking coal futures rose their most in a month on Thursday, buoyed by firm physical prices.
September 6, 2018 ArcelorMittal reaches Ilva deal with unions, opening way for takeover ArcelorMittal signed a preliminary agreement last year to buy Ilva, which has the largest steel-producing capacity in Europe.
September 3, 2018 China’s iron ore futures push hits speed bump as prices stagnate Contracts held by investors in China's iron ore futures have fallen to the lowest in more than three years.
September 3, 2018 India’s Anil Agarwal succeeds with Vedanta Resources buyout Some in the industry see this move as a prelude to a potentially broader deal with bigger miner Anglo American.
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