October 8, 2015

ArcelorMittal sued over pollution from US coke plant

PennEnvironment claims the steelmaker has repeatedly violated the federal Clean Air Act at its Monessen coke plant since the facility reopened last year.

October 8, 2015

Iron ore price soars 5%

Back from holidays, Chinese traders chase cargoes to build up depleted inventories.

October 7, 2015

Mining stocks surge as end of commodity rout called

Morgan Stanley sees a "sharp reversal" in commodities with prices rising nearly 20% by 2017 making mining stocks "historically attractive".

October 6, 2015

Even top juniors are running out of money

New report on top 100 junior mining companies says "waiting it out no longer a viable strategy"

October 5, 2015

Glencore’s Glasenberg urges rivals to shut lossmaking mines

Glencore chief executive Ivan Glasenberg stepped up his defence of the under-fire miner and trading house on Monday, calling on rivals to shut unprofitable mines and blaming hedge funds for…

October 5, 2015

Trans-Pacific Partnership will benefit Canada’s mining sector

Mining is one of Canada’s largest outward investing sectors.

October 1, 2015

Iron ore price: Roy Hill in for the kill

And 90mtpa S11D ahead of schedule.

October 1, 2015

Commodities terrible, terrible quarter in just one chart

Unless you were hiding out in rough rice or lean hogs, commodities were not your friend in the third quarter of 2015.

October 1, 2015

China’s astonishing rise in one simple chart

When compared to the US, the world's largest economy for 150 years, China's ascent is even more startling because it took place over such a short time-span.

September 30, 2015

Iron ore miners have new price competition: Chinese scrap

Domestic scrap prices have fallen below the cost for Chinese coastal mills to produce pig iron.