July 24, 2017 Mosaic joins chorus calling BHP’s Jansen potash mine plan unwise Mosaic chief Joc O’Rourke also said BHP’s target of 2023 for first production looks unachievable.
July 20, 2017 US steel production falls back in June After strong start to 2017, US steel output growth for the first six months slows to just 1.3%.
July 20, 2017 South Africa intends to suspend issuing mining rights South Africa intends to suspend the granting of applications for prospecting and mining rights as well as any renewals pending a court case to review new mining laws, the Mineral…
July 20, 2017 Australian court rules against Fortescue in mining land case While the decision doesn’t ban Fortescue from continuing to operate the mines, it paves the way for the group to sue the company for hundreds of millions of dollars in…
July 20, 2017 Activist investor Elliott calls BHP potash plans ‘disastrous’ Hedge fund manager says expanding into the currently over-supplied fertilizer market is just a bad idea.
July 19, 2017 Price recovery sparks domestic Chinese copper, iron ore production boom As steel production reaches all-time high Chinese miners pump out most iron ore since 2015 while refined copper output jumps 12% to highest in 18 months.
July 19, 2017 Iron ore soars past $70 a tonne Prices have climbed almost 7% since Monday and almost 32% since the recent low of $53.36 a tonne hit on June 13.
July 18, 2017 BHP iron ore output hits new record but copper production tanks World number one miner's Pilbara mines produce 268m tonnes for the year, but strike at Escondida sees copper output slide 16%.
July 18, 2017 Rio’s revised iron ore guidance pushes price to three-month high From the recent low of $53.36 a tonne hit on June 13, iron ore prices have now surged more than 27%.
July 18, 2017 Clean energy transition to increase demand for minerals — World Bank Big winners will be aluminum, copper, lead, lithium, manganese, nickel, silver, steel, and zinc and rare earth minerals such as indium, molybdenum, and neodymium.
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