May 28, 2014

Iron ore price hits fresh lows as Beijing warns of supply flood

Shares in producers fall after China's powerful central planning agency says country's "high steel demand period has passed" and inventories will stay high.

May 28, 2014

The Social License. Why it’s so hard to obtain?

The Social License is the tacit approval that a community gives to a development project and is dependent on many tangible elements and other that aren’t quite tangible.

May 28, 2014

Mining investment in Australia falls again as boom fades

Spending committed by mining and energy companies to start or expand projects fell 14.6% to US$212bn at the end of April from $248bn a year earlier. That is a $36…

May 27, 2014

Massive Canadian iron ore mine gets final go ahead

Alderon Iron Ore gets green light to start construction of $1 billion iron ore mine with Chinese backing near Labrador City.

May 27, 2014

Vale’s New Caledonia nickel plant under siege, up to $30m in damage

Angry rioters attacked the nickel facility, which has been closed since early May after an estimated 100,000 litres of acid-tainted effluent polluted a nearby creek.

May 26, 2014

Game-changing $20 billion African iron ore deal signed

Cost of building Infrastructure to support 100mt of ore related to Rio Tinto's giant Simandou iron ore mine in Guinea alone estimated at over $13 billion.

May 26, 2014

Scientists find rare-earth-like magnetic properties in iron

Finding may provide a new and more available ingredient for manufacturing motors for hybrid and electric cars, as well as generators.

May 23, 2014

Deutsche Bank won’t fund Barrier Reef port expansion

The bank says it won't finance a project whose effects are still being debated.

May 23, 2014

Former Chinese mining mogul sentenced to death

Liu Han, 48, was found guilty of 13 charges, including murder, running casinos and illegally selling firearms.

May 21, 2014

Iron ore port strike worries lift prices from two-year low

Iron ore prices came back from the dead Wednesday on worries over a shutdown of Australia's largest export port.