October 16, 2015

Miners need to invest $150bn to avoid looming supply shortages

According to research house Wood Mackenzie, the need for investment is becoming desperate in zinc and lead and will be a major issue in the copper sector in the next…

October 15, 2015

BHP raising $6.5bn fresh sign of mining turnaround

"There'll always be investors wanting to get in early, but the junior market would only really start to benefit once majors instil investor confidence."

October 15, 2015

Australia says ‘yes’ to Carmichael coal mine by Great Barrier Reef

The country's government has given its final, yet conditional, approval for one of the world's biggest coal mines.

October 15, 2015

Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill mine to miss deadline for first shipment

The transition to production comes at a challenging time for the company, as prices for iron ore have fallen 70% since mine construction began in 2011.

October 15, 2015

China vs. United States: A tale of two economies

Today's infographic contrasts everything about the two economies. While they are both comparable in size, they are both very different...

October 14, 2015

Aussie billionaire Rinehart wins court battle with Rio Tinto

The mining giant will have to pay her more than $200 million in royalties and court fees.

October 13, 2015

Decades later $90 billion African mine still a distant dream

Guinea President Alpha Conde: "There have been people at Simandou for 15 years, 20 years, and they’ve never produced a tonne of iron."

October 12, 2015

The secrets of junior mining private equity risk managers

A few years ago, there was a perception that private equity was going to come in and wash away the junior sector's worries about insufficient capital.

October 11, 2015

CHART: Mining tide is turning

After the best week for commodity prices in more than three years, sentiment towards metals and mining may finally be turning.

October 11, 2015

Scrap could wipe out met coal, iron ore demand growth

New study shows scrap replacing 1 billion tonnes of iron ore and met coal supply by 2050 as sustainability and environmental pressures intensify.