July 30, 2014 Activist Casablanca Capital wins battle for Cliffs The fund, with just a 5.2% stake in Cliffs, has vowed to sell or spin the miner's international operations.
July 29, 2014 BHP to complete Olympic Dam expansion years from now The company revealed it will take four years to trial a processing method it hopes will help make the expansion profitable.
July 29, 2014 Global mining sector on the way up, but recovery still slow The industry’s aggregate market capitalization improved for the sixth month in a row in June, reaching $1.75 trillion, the highest level since January 2013.
July 29, 2014 Aussie miners see more doom and gloom ahead Survey shows 9 out of ten Australian mining execs see few positives over next 12 months.
July 28, 2014 Australia’s newest and biggest coal mine gets federal approval The controversial US$15bn Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Project is being developed by Indian conglomerate Adani Group.
July 28, 2014 Beny Steinmetz associate jailed over Guinea’s Simandou case Frederic Cilins, a French businessman who worked as an intermediary for BSGR in Guinea, became the first person to receive a criminal sentence in a corruption investigation.
July 26, 2014 Industry experts discuss growing minerals demand in committee hearing Better access to US minerals would encourage manufacturers to return.
July 23, 2014 Rio Tinto planning Australia’s largest iron ore mine The 70 million tonne-a-year project in the Pilbara is meant to replace other Yandicoogina’s areas that are running out of ore.
July 23, 2014 UN opens up more deep sea areas for mining, issues seven new licences State-owned and private companies from the UK, Germany, India, Brazil, Singapore and Russia are among those to benefit from the seabed regulator’s decision.
July 23, 2014 BHP Billiton wants bigger share of the iron ore market BHP’s major vote of confidence in iron ore proves the company trusts it can mine the bulk commodity for less than many rival producers, and thrive even in an environment…
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
