October 17, 2017

BHP’s copper production up sharply, iron ore down

Fire shrinks Mt Whaleback iron ore production, but output at world's largest copper mine Escondida in Chile jumps 23%.

October 16, 2017

Copper price: Rio slashes production guidance

Delayed ramp-up at Escondida, mine sequencing at Kennecott.

October 16, 2017

Iron ore price leaps again

Despite new report predicting zero steel demand growth in top consumer China.

October 16, 2017

Sibanye scraps planned closure of loss-making South African mines

Precious metals miner said its platinum group metals (PGM) operations had delivered "solid operational results" in the first-half of 2017, prompting an upward revision to its 2017 production forecast and…

October 15, 2017

Penguins put $2.5 billion mining project in Chile on ice

A waddle of penguins has stopped a $2.5bn (£1.9bn) mining project in Chile.

October 13, 2017

Iron ore price soars as Chinese imports reach record high

Monthly cargoes top 100 million tonnes for the first time ever.

October 10, 2017

Elliott tours BHP investors in renewed push for radical shake-up – sources

Representatives from Elliott have in the last month met with major BHP investors based in London, South Africa and Australia to lay out the activist fund's arguments for an overhaul…

October 10, 2017

Iron ore dangerously close to $60 a tonne

Ongoing concerns that looming steel production cuts in China on environmental grounds will sap steel mill demand continue to weigh on prices.

October 6, 2017

Top iron ore exporter sees price dipping below $50 a tonne by 2019

Australia’s Department of Industry, Innovation and Science sees iron ore prices averaging $50 a tonne next year, and dropping to $49 a tonne in 2019.

October 5, 2017

Australia’s Port Hedland China iron ore exports up 2.8 pct in Sept — port

Overall, September iron ore shipments from the world's biggest export terminal for the steelmaking raw material increased to 43.4 million tonnes from 42.8 million in August.