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.

December 15, 2014

Australia sees iron ore at $60 as commodities hit budget

Australia estimates iron ore will trade at about $60 a metric ton as the biggest slump in the nation’s terms of trade since records began more than 50 years ago…

December 13, 2014

South Africa may sell iron ore, BHP stakes worth $3bn

The country needs funds to keep the lights on, but buyers may be hard to come by.

December 12, 2014

PIC OF THE DAY: Gina Rinehart is an oil painting

The larger than life queen of coal and iron ore and her favourite daughter sit down for a feast.

December 11, 2014

A big boys game: BHP ships 1bn tonnes iron ore to China

BHP's first ore left Port Hedland in 1973, but 900m tonnes where shipped just over the last 12 years.

December 11, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: video – a vision of the mining company of the future

The video outlines a new framework being developed called the Development Partner Framework.

December 11, 2014

BHP moves away from iron ore to focus on new darling: copper

Forget iron ore for now, the world’s largest mining company is making a bold bet on copper.

December 10, 2014

Fourth Batista company goes bankrupt

Disgraced Brazilian tycoon once held 90% of power utility worth $3.2 billion just three years ago.

December 10, 2014

Confronting the potential extinction of a Canadian institution

To a packed crowd in Vancouver yesterday, veteran junior resource analyst John Kaiser gave a presentation hosted by AME BC entitled, Confronting the Potential Extinction of a Canadian Institution.