June 13, 2017

Rio Tinto’s Silvergrass iron ore mine to begin production by year-end

The $338 million-project will take annual mine capacity from 5 to 10 million tonnes.

June 9, 2017

Top 40 miners returned to profit in 2016: PwC

Is the bad and the ugly over and the good returning to the mining industry? PwC seems to think so.

June 7, 2017

Robot ghost ships to extend miner’s technology drive to seas

World’s top miner BHP seeking partners for vessel automation

June 7, 2017

Anglo American appoints takeovers expert as new chairman

Stuart Chambers, 61 and former chairman of UK chip designer Arm, will join Anglo as a non-executive director in September, replacing Parker in November.

June 6, 2017

The hard-to-believe steel shortage that’s unfolding in China

Fortescue’s Power says rebar prices have jumped after closures

June 6, 2017

Adani to go ahead with polemic Carmichael coal mine after all

Despite opposition from organizations ranging from the United Nations to green groups and locals, work on the multibillion-dollar mine is expected to begin by September.

June 5, 2017

BHP to grow potash business to size of iron ore — report

Timeline-wise, the world's largest miner expects to achieve that goal in about 50 years.

June 2, 2017

Billionaire Steinmetz recovers from setback in Simandou battle

Ex-executive takes stand after saying last week he wouldn’t

June 2, 2017

The iron ore price also rises

Up 2% on Friday as traders weigh impact of outage at BHP's largest iron ore mine in West Australia.

June 1, 2017

More iron ore coming Western Australia’s way

The global glut in iron ore will not be helped by an investment by Rio Tinto to develop its Koodaideri iron ore deposit in Western Australia.