April 21, 2017 BHP top shareholders step up pressure for oil spinoff They're pressing the company not only to accept a proposal by activist investor Elliott Management to spin off its US petroleum business, but to fully demerge all of its oil…
April 21, 2017 Strike at Escondida hurt Rio Tinto copper output Production for the first three months of the year slumped 37% compared with the same period of 2016.
April 20, 2017 Vale’s iron ore output just hit another record Production of the steelmaking raw material jumped 11% to 86.2 million tonnes in the January-March period, compared to the same quarter a year earlier.
April 18, 2017 Iron ore price collapse wipes billions off top mining stocks Another 5% iron ore price drop Tuesday slashes $30 billion from top 5 producers' market value in one month.
April 16, 2017 BSGR sues George Soros over loss of Guinea iron project The latest chapter in the Simandou case.
April 13, 2017 British scientists find sub-sea minerals treasure trove They have found valuable minerals atop an underwater mountain, which is basically a huge flat-topped mound of some of the scarcest materials on Earth.
April 12, 2017 Iron ore, copper price plunge brings carnage to mining stocks Worries about Chinese economy and rising tension surrounding North Korea brings fear trade to mining and industrial metals.
April 12, 2017 BHP brands Elliott’s overhaul proposals as flawed, costly Activist investor Elliott's proposals to break up BHP are riddled with “major flaws” and could end up costing far more to implement than they would save, the company said.
April 12, 2017 Iron ore market keeps getting uglier — prices at lowest since November The commodity is now trading below $70 a tonne and has just suffered its largest one-day percentage decline in over a year.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
