July 14, 2014 Slow growth spoiling China’s appetite for coal In the first half of 2014, the country’s coal imports grew just 0.9%, compared with 13.3% a year earlier.
July 13, 2014 BHP sell-off could undo Billiton historic deal As BHP considers the sale of almost all of the businesses that Billiton brought to the 2001 merger deal, experts say the firm is likely to end up leaving London.
July 13, 2014 South African metal workers ‘to escalate’ strike The National Union of Metalworkers in South Africa (NUMSA) has rejected the latest offer because it didn't include a double-digit wage increase for all three years.
July 11, 2014 Africa’s largest iron ore miner hit hard by weak prices While final results will be released on July 22, Kumba Iron Ore expects first-half profit to slide by as much as 19%.
July 10, 2014 Pilbara visit shows Japan vital to Aussie mining Follows signing of FTA seen as major opportunity for Australian miners.
July 9, 2014 JSW Steel raises iron ore imports to six mln tonnes in a year JSW Steel, led by billionaire Sajjan Jindal and India's third-largest maker of the alloy, will import 6 million tonnes of iron ore this fiscal year compared with no shipments a…
July 9, 2014 Australia’s big three miners to regain control of iron ore sector Billionaire Andrew Forrest, who made his fortune as the driving force behind Fortescue, says high cost competitors will exit the market shortly.
July 8, 2014 Iron Ore prices are less important than you think Iron ore prices have sagged recently. The commodity is trading almost 30% lower than at the first of the year, but it doesn't matter that much.
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