November 3, 2014 Mining the Antarctic a big no-no Costs and challenges for mining the Arctic, meanwhile, on their way up.
November 3, 2014 Mick the Miner in talks to buy Anglo’s assets, no deal tabled Sources close to X2 Resources, Davis' new company, have cast doubts on reports that the firm had made an offer.
October 31, 2014 Cliffs Resources officially shutting Canadian Wabush Mines About 500 workers will lose their job.
October 31, 2014 BHP’s Olympic dam expansion off agenda until prices improve The miner blamed low metals prices and productivity inefficiencies for the decision.
October 30, 2014 Weak iron ore prices cause Vale $1.44 billion loss in Q3 While the miner produced a record amount of iron ore, turmoil in currency and commodity markets overshadowed any production gains.
October 29, 2014 Vale’s CEO shortlisted to be Brazil’s new finance minister Analysts say only a business-friendly appointment followed by credible action to strengthen the fiscal accounts and control inflation would reassure markets.
October 29, 2014 Space miner loses first satellite in rocket explosion The affected company is Planetary Resources, the U.S.-based start-up aiming to mine asteroids.
October 28, 2014 Iron ore price sinks as Beijing cracks down on smog China imposes strict pollution controls ahead of Beijing APEC summit forcing steel mills to cut output.
October 28, 2014 Russia pushes forward plans to mine the moon The country's ultimate purpose is to extract rare earth elements, breaking China's dominance and pushing prices down.
October 27, 2014 Anglo American ships first iron ore from Brazilian Minas-Rio project Once again Cutifani delivers — freight from Minas-Rio leaves for China by year-end and within the latest estimated budget.
Congo readies to pitch mineral projects to US investors Deal tied to a US-brokered peace effort aims to loosen China’s grip on key metals vital to batteries and defence tech. January 14, 2026 | 04:31 am
