April 22, 2015 Vale hits new iron ore production record It produced 77.4 million tonnes of iron ore in the period, up 4.5% from a year earlier.
April 22, 2015 Beyond oversupply: steelmakers need higher-quality iron ore All iron ore is not created equal.
April 22, 2015 BHP yields to pressure and low prices, halts iron ore expansion The company has become the first big miner to delay a planned output expansion.
April 21, 2015 Rio Tinto iron ore output up again, but exports fall The miner shipped 72.5m tonnes in the quarter, up 9% from a year earlier but down 12% sequentially.
April 17, 2015 Denham Capital’s Caroline Donally on private equity in mining Director of $1bn fund discusses Denham's unique approach, the vibrant parts of the M&A market and what juniors should do to attract capital.
April 17, 2015 BHP, Rio face hard choices as ore woes set in Once the darlings of the local market, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto now face a rocky road as investors accept the reality that lower iron ore prices will last for…
April 17, 2015 Rio Tinto claims it will ‘thrive’ on lower iron ore prices The miner defended his decision to boost production, which has led to sinking prices and threatens to put some competitors out of business.
April 15, 2015 Iron ore price back below $50 after Chinese property shock GDP slowdown was expected but China's property sector, responsible for half of steel demand, is in a tailspin as Q1 unsold inventory rises 24%.
April 15, 2015 Asteroid miner puts first demonstration spaceship in orbit The Arkyd 3 Reflight (A3R) will spent three month in orbit trying to identify subsystems to explore and prospect for valuable resources on asteroids.
April 14, 2015 Citi’s ‘end of the Iron Age’ note triggers waves of downgrades The International Monetary Fund and Standard and Poor's, in turn, predict prices for the steelmaking material are set to fall even further.
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