March 17, 2015 April Simandou auction amid new low in iron ore price Iron ore fell to a new 7-year low on Tuesday, but Guinea is pressing ahead with the auction of north Simandou, the richest undeveloped deposit in the world.
March 17, 2015 Coal, iron ore prices unlikely to rise until at least 2016 Westpac’s chief economist says with demand out of China unclear coming into the New Year, and high volumes of iron ore being exported to the country, price volatility will continue.
March 17, 2015 Tommy Humphreys: An inside look: How mining titans like Giustra, Lundin, and Beaty are playing the downturn Since Tommy regularly spends time with the sharpest minds of the natural resource sector (Lundin, Gisutra, Casey, etc.), we know how valuable his perspective is.
March 16, 2015 BHP’s South32 spinoff to cost $738m Board proposes to give shareholders one share in the $12bn spin-off company for every BHP share owned, but the whole process comes with hefty fees.
March 16, 2015 Australian mining tycoon Rinehart makes a $3.2m bet on gold The country's richest woman has decided to back a junior miners' joint venture in Victoria.
March 14, 2015 National Association of Manufacturers’ survey sees positive outlook for manufacturers in 2015 Manufacturing production should continue to accelerate, growing 3.0% over the next two quarters
March 12, 2015 North Korea digging ever deeper to keep its economy afloat The sharp fall in global commodity prices is starting to have an impact on North Korea, economists say, hurting a state that relies heavily on exports of minerals to keep…
March 11, 2015 The bottom is in. Venezuela restarts iron mine after 18 years OR NOT. As iron ore prices fall to 7-year lows struggling South American nation reopens 18 billion tonne Cerro Bolivar mine mothballed since 1997.
March 11, 2015 Dire Chinese steel outlook drops iron ore price to 7-year low Down 1.4% Wednesday to lowest since 2007 on Chinese forecast of peak steel production and contraction.
March 10, 2015 ‘Stop complaining about a supply glut and take charge’ — BHP, Rio to small iron ore miners The world's two largest mining companies believe China's hunger for iron ore isn't about to fade, even as the price is touching new lows.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
