May 5, 2014

Baosteel and Aurizon launch $1.4 billion bid for Aquila

The company invested in Aquila in 2009 to help fund its iron ore project and a separate coking coal mine.

May 1, 2014

Vale: Iron ore price to improve second half of the year

"One thing is for sure the price will not go below $110 on a sustainable basis," thanks to high cost Chinese producers and pick-up in European demand.

May 1, 2014

UNESCO to place Great Barrier in high risk list unless Australia steps up protection efforts

The UN body is especially worried about Australia's decision to allow dredging and dumping of 3 million tonnes of dredge spoil in reef waters, as part of a coal port…

April 30, 2014

Copper, iron ore prices gap down again amid credit crackdown

Beijing is curbing the use of industrial metals and iron ore as collateral in short-term financing creating a vicious circle as deals are rapidly unwound.

April 30, 2014

World Bank: China to overtake US as biggest economy THIS YEAR

New study based on purchasing power parity sees Chinese economy overtaking US this year. India leaps from 10th to 3rd.

April 30, 2014

War of Titans: Rio Tinto suing Vale over iron ore rights in Guinea

Analysts say it could be the single biggest litigation in mining history.

April 30, 2014

Padbury Mining walks away from $6.5bn Oakajee iron ore port and rail project

Oakajee could have enable the region's iron ore miners to be one of the major suppliers of the steel-making material to Asia.

April 29, 2014

Aussie iron ore miner wins approval despite alleged risks for Tasmanian devil

The decision comes only a few days after a prominent wildlife biologist said the presence of extractive companies in the Tarkine will have minimal impacts on the endangered animal.

April 28, 2014

Canada’s Ontario to invest up to $1bn in Ring of Fire

The province is asking the Federal government to match the funds.

April 28, 2014

Iron ore price plunges to 6-week low, producers hammered

Iron ore price drops 2.2% as stockpiles in China surge to new record and worries over country's property market mounts.