May 28, 2015 Iron ore tycoon Gina Rinehart loses $3.8bn legal battle She lost control of the family trust, which holds almost 25% of iron ore miner Hancock Prospecting.
May 27, 2015 No point in top iron ore miners cutting supply: Goldman Goldman expects the iron ore "war of attrition" will continue while prices gradually decline toward its $40 per metric ton forecast by 2017.
May 26, 2015 Chile’s Codelco sues Vale, Brazilian Department of Mines over exploration license After spending over US$3.3 million in exploration and development of the Liberdade copper project, Codelco is facing Vale's claims that it has an older and still valid licence for the…
May 26, 2015 Fortescue shares skyrocket on Chinese investment rumours The stock surged over 15% in early trade, closing at A$2.40, or 10.6% up, after reports of Chinese-linked companies seeking permission to invest in the iron ore producer.
May 25, 2015 Africa’s natural resources must carry more local value-added – Cristina Duarte, Candidate for President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Practical ideas, actions and proposals aimed at fostering Africa's Development.
May 22, 2015 Can the mining industry diversify itself? The mining industry is said to be one of the worst performers in matters of gender diversity. In fact, women represent only 16% of the workforce in the mining sector.
May 21, 2015 Digging deep to unearth success in mining ventures Researchers from QUT's Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research (ACE) investigated more than 1000 joint ventures in the Australian mining industry to uncover why some succeed and others fail.
May 21, 2015 Australia ditches iron ore probe after lobby, China-Brazil supply deal The China-Brazil deal means that in just three years Vale will be producing more than BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto combined.
May 20, 2015 Australian miners warned not to ignore ties between Latin America, Asia The increasing engagement of Latin America with Asia may potentially be at the expense of Australia’s traditional sense of right to be a major Asian player, expert says.
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