April 13, 2018

Copper, iron ore prices gain on robust Chinese imports

China's copper imports bounce back in the first quarter and is now up more than 7% year-on-year and iron ore shipments remain on pace for another record.

April 13, 2018

Mining billionaire backs outback gas pipeline to ease power woes

The project, being considered by the federal government, may cost as much as A$5 billion ($3.9 billion), according to one industry estimate.

April 13, 2018

China to allow foreign investors to trade iron ore futures starting May 4 -regulator

China is the world's biggest consumer of iron ore, the raw material for manufacturing steel.

April 12, 2018

Eurasian Resources Group: market outlook 2018

The past couple of months have featured a broad retracement of the metals complex, away from the recent highs.

April 11, 2018

Rio Tinto defends executive bonus structure

Proxy adviser Glass Lewis criticised the firm for paying out bonuses in 2017, a year when two employees died at work.

April 10, 2018

Iron ore giant says miners have shut gates on new supply

Global iron ore miners have turned off the tap on adding new production capacity to feed China’s steel mills.

April 9, 2018

Private capital flowing into mining on track for record year

The second largest ever private equity fund focused on mining closed in the first quarter – 13 funds aim to raise a further $4.9 billion in 2018.

April 8, 2018

ICSID rejects BSGR’s motion in battle over Simandou iron ore project in Guinea

The information was made public by The Wall Street Journal, whose journalists had access to a procedural order.

April 5, 2018

Venezuelan Catholic Church worried about mining devastation

"The church but the entire world is worried about the environmental degradation that unregulated mining activities are causing in the Bolívar and Amazonas states."

April 5, 2018

World’s top miner BHP quits global coal group over climate stance

The miner is withdrawing from the World Coal Association over a clash of views on how to fight climate change, with BHP saying it’ll reap little benefit from staying on…