July 2, 2014

BHP may cut more iron-ore jobs

Firm says no connection with iron-ore price.

July 2, 2014

Labrador Iron Mines halts operations on weak ore prices, high costs

The firm said it has already put in place savings initiatives in various areas including mining equipment rates, rail car leasing rates and corporate and administration costs.

July 2, 2014

Australia losing 75,000 mining jobs in next two years

Cuts will occur because the sector is switching from the job-heavy construction stage to the operational phase, which requires fewer workers.

July 1, 2014

Vale may leave ICMM over Rio Tinto lawsuit: WSJ

Bad blood over Simandou.

June 30, 2014

Australia billionaire mutual admiration society reaches new heights

Mining innovation. What could be controversial about that?

June 30, 2014

Iron ore price: It’s all about grade now

Domestic supply can't be cut much further and Chinese steelmakers are demanding deeper discounts for lower grade imports.

June 30, 2014

Rio Tinto ‘happy’ with iron ore exposure, bullish on China

Diversifying the business away from iron ore is not in Rio Tinto's cards.

June 29, 2014

Chinese M&A: Watch out for Las Bambas effect

China's 'Order 9' makes it much easier for domestic companies to make acquisitions abroad.

June 28, 2014

VIDEO: Rio’s robot army has been to the moon and back 5 times

The autonomous trucks mining the Pilbara controlled from Rio Tinto's nerve center in Perth have moved 200 million tonnes and traveled 4 million kilometers.

June 27, 2014

Glencore said to be eyeing Simandou North

Glencore has little exposure to iron ore and the commodity has long represented the bulk of profits at the Swiss-based company's diversified peers.