May 5, 2016

Iron ore price drops below $60

Down 9% since Monday as Chinese speculators pull out and Rio Tinto CEO warns of oversupply.

May 4, 2016

BHP, Vale disaster turned into mining’s Deepwater Horizon

Shares in mining giants tumble after civil suit in Brazil claims $43 billion in damages based on clean-up costs associated with BP's oil spill in the Gulf.

May 4, 2016

Metso to provide crushing-screening plant and life cycle services to Tata Steel’s Sedibeng iron ore mine in South Africa

The delivery includes a five-year Life Cycle Services contract, which will bring Sedibeng increased production capacity and reliability while reducing production costs.

May 3, 2016

Diamonds add sparkle to Anglo’s improving outlook

Moody's praises higher than expected valuation for the sale of the niobium, phosphate businesses and improving prospects for the global diamond market.

May 3, 2016

BHP, Vale hit with $44 billion lawsuit over deadly spill

Civil suit demands over $2 billion upfront and also targets Brazil's federal, state governments over deadly dam burst at jointly-owned Samarco iron ore mine.

May 3, 2016

China scare drops mining stocks

Factory conditions in China unexpectedly worsen for the 14th straight month raising fears that the rally on commodity markets in 2016 was losing steam.

May 3, 2016

Cornwall tin: Revival of the fittest

Tin mining in the UK appears to be seeing something of a revival.

May 3, 2016

Iron ore price plummets as Chinese stockpiles rise

The drop comes as stockpiles in China, the world’s biggest buyer, climbed 1.2% to 98.5 million tons last week.

April 29, 2016

More iron ore price madness as China’s mom-and-pops pile in

As iron ore rallies again – up 6% on Friday – report shows just how bonkers Chinese speculation in ore futures are compared to anything on Wall Street.

April 28, 2016

This chart shows actual China GDP growth highest since 2014

Few trust official Chinese growth numbers, but new research shows activity across a wide section of the economy accelerated sharply in the first quarter.