August 23, 2018

Brazil’s Usiminas seeks to sell stake in miner Musa

Brazilian steelmaker Usiminas has hired Banco BTG Pactual SA to sell its 70 percent stake in its mining company.

August 22, 2018

Planes and trains oust miners from top ranks of Canada benchmark

Companies that make and move things are now a bigger part of Canada’s stock market than those that dig them up.

August 22, 2018

Russian ministries reject proposed windfall tax on metals and mining firms

Russian government ministries have agreed that a proposed windfall tax on metals, mining and chemical companies was inappropriate.

August 21, 2018

Brazil’s Samarco mine unlikely to restart in 2019 -BHP

There is little likelihood that Brazil's Samarco iron ore mine, a joint venture between Vale SA and BHP Billiton, will restart operations next year even though it expects to have…

August 21, 2018

BHP’s costs crash diet is running out of steam: David Fickling

Going on a crash diet seems great while you’re shedding the pounds. The problem is sticking with it for the long term.

August 20, 2018

BHP annual profit jumps 33 percent, misses forecast

Analysts thought profits would reach $9.27 billion.

August 20, 2018

L&M Coal Holdings wins $40m NZ high court action against Bathurst Resources

LMCH successfully argued that further payment for West Coast coal assets that it sold to Buller in 2010 in a deferred settlement agreement was due because Buller had triggered agreed…

August 19, 2018

Australian iron ore miner Fortescue’s annual profit halves

Fortescue Metals said that its annual profit halved as prices for its lower quality iron ore fell.

August 16, 2018

Anglo Pacific buys iron ore royalty stake, seeks more deals

Anglo Pacific shares were up 2.5 percent by 1053 GMT, while the wider sector had gained 1 percent.

August 16, 2018

Baffinland submits environmental update for May River project to Nunavut authorities

Document proposes replacing the road connecting the mine to a port with a railway, to reduce dust and sediment in the water.