March 4, 2015 Mongolia’s ancient silver mines highly polluting: study Geologists found evidence of large amounts of silver smelting that ended up contaminating a vast area in southwest China.
March 4, 2015 Large coal and iron ore reserves found in Iran: official Two large coal and iron ore reserves have been discovered in Iran, according to a top official.
March 2, 2015 Canadian miners the world’s top buyers of assets in 2014 Gold remains the most-targeted commodity by volume, according to EY’s latest report.
March 2, 2015 Poor market conditions put major chill on global exploration Global exploration spending dropped 26% in last year, compared with 2013, as several juniors threw in the towel and producing miners slammed the brakes on capital and exploration expenditure.
March 2, 2015 Chinese rate cut lifts iron ore price 25-point base rate cut from People's Bank of China.
February 26, 2015 Vale’s shares dive as miner posts quarterly loss triggered by iron ore weakness The world’s No. 1 iron ore producer by volume posted a second consecutive quarterly loss.
February 25, 2015 Massive drop in mining exploration funding in Western Australia, survey finds Mining companies in Western Australia have massively reduced their exploration budgets, a new survey has found.
February 24, 2015 South Africa drops out of top 10 in Africa for mining investment Namibia and Botswana top the latest mining investment attractiveness index for the continent and move into top 25 worldwide.
February 24, 2015 Biggest steel breakthrough in decades Korean scientists create a cheap, flexible steel with a strength to weight ratio of today's best titanium alloys using a nickel catalyst.
February 24, 2015 This BHP slide will bring tears to iron ore price bulls eyes Weak iron ore prices have become the accepted industry norm, but the world's top miner also has bad news for those hoping for a pick-up in the long term.
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
