December 23, 2014 Atlas Iron to take a $900 million write-down It said the exact amount of the impairment is subject to forecast iron ore prices, exchange rates and market conditions when assessed on December 31.
December 22, 2014 Australia cuts iron price forecast 33% on ‘structural change’ The severity of the slide in iron ore prices appears to have caught even the top exporting country's Department of Industry by surprise.
December 22, 2014 UK data watchdog hands defeat to Steinmetz over request to quell Simandou mining deal critics Steinmetz and three BSGR directors argued that Global Witness had obtained personal information about them without authorization and wanted it to be forced to reveal what specific data it held.
December 18, 2014 Judge turns down Vale bid to dismiss Rio Tinto lawsuit in U.S. The court said Vale had failed to convince him to dismiss the case in which it is accused of conspiring to steal Rio's rights for part of iron ore reserve…
December 18, 2014 Mining stocks rally across the board Huge advances in all sectors from potash and uranium to copper and gold led by a 10% surge in diversified Canadian heavyweight Teck Resources.
December 17, 2014 India joins iron ore output surge State-owned iron ore miner NMDC to triple production to 100 million tonnes per year by the end of the decade.
December 17, 2014 Iron ore hits new low after weakest China imports in 16 years Benchmark iron ore price drops to fresh five-and-a-half-year low after November Chinese imports fall for the first time since 1998.
December 16, 2014 Be bold and seek the sizzle, says VSA Capital’s Paul Renken He seeks the "sizzle," or the narrative, in mining equities because the sizzle moves the story.
December 16, 2014 Deep-sea mining pioneer now hunts for resources in space Julian Malnic, the founder of world's first deep-sea miner Nautilus Minerals has joined the board of Deep Space Industries.
December 15, 2014 Iron ore price slides again BHP says iron ore won't see triple digits again while Roubini says prepare for a price in the $50s next year.
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
