March 31, 2014

Mick Davis scores $3.75 billion to build new mining empire

The former Xstrata boss is already hunting for mining deals.

March 31, 2014

Former mining tycoon goes on trial over mafia gang in China

Liu Han is accused of running a criminal network to build his fortune.

March 27, 2014

Coking coal price crashes through $100

Spot Australian coking coal export price in single digits for the first time and contract prices at 6-year lows.

March 26, 2014

Australia slashes iron ore price forecast again

Official commodity researcher of Australia cuts outlook for 2014 and predicts steady decline for the rest of the decade.

March 25, 2014

Mark Lackey: What happens to a mine deferred?

The shuttering of huge copper and iron ore projects gives the Street the blues, but the resulting squeeze in supply can lead to explosive price hikes.

March 24, 2014

Gas sector to replace mining as Australia’s main growth driver

Together with other four key industries, gas could add $250 billion to the economy over the next two decades, shows a new study.

March 23, 2014

Value of US mineral production decreased in 2013

Not because of lower production but lower metals prices.

March 23, 2014

‘Inevitable large surplus’ to crush iron ore price to double digits

Iron ore price is already down 17.% this year, but supply ramp up of cheap ore will result in further falls in the second half of 2014 says new research…

March 20, 2014

Rinehart’s Roy Hill iron ore project gets much needed $7.2bn fund injection

After 18 months of negotiations the firm has pulled off a seemingly unachievable total of $10 billion.

March 19, 2014

Chinese demand for Australian commodities not about to ‘decline drastically’ – Fitch

But China's incremental demand for commodities may have peaked.