February 23, 2015

BHP slashing costs faster than expected

World number one miner notches "productivity gains" of $2.4 billion as profits fall 47% in second half of 2014.

February 22, 2015

Seabed mining dreams shattered by New Zealand latest decision

The country's refusal of a deep sea mining venture off its coast has cast a shadow over the emerging mining practice.

February 19, 2015

Vale smashes iron ore production record

Brazil’s Vale (NYSE:VALE), the world’s largest producer of iron ore, continued to flood the market with product in 2014 despite sharply lower prices.

February 18, 2015

PICS: Cops confiscate Eike Batista’s beloved cars, Faberge egg

Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista's riches to rags ride is a white-knuckle one.

February 16, 2015

Iron ore price surges

Biggest jump of the year lifts iron ore price more than 6% off 2015 low.

February 13, 2015

Gina Rinehart can watch bioflick before it airs

Wide release is set for Sunday.

February 13, 2015

Anglo American’s big write-down

Minas Rio.

February 13, 2015

“We haven’t seen capitulation in natural resources yet”

During a period of polarizing precious metals and industrial commodity pricing, Rick Rule, Chairman of Sprott U.S. Holdings was kind enough to share a few comments—opining on global counterparty risk,…

February 12, 2015

INFOGRAPHIC: Project generators: exploration risk for less cost

In a bear market for junior miners, exploration capital can be hard to come by.

February 12, 2015

Glencore slashes capital spending as commodity prices bite

Glencore has slashed spending for this year by up to $US1.4 billion amid a rout in commodity prices, and will spin-off its stake in the unwanted South African platinum producer…