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.

March 19, 2014

JPMorgan gets $3.5bn after Mercuria buys its commodities unit

Deal places European trader among world’s top commodity titans.

March 19, 2014

Ottawa reshuffle: Canada gets new Minister of Natural Resources

Former minister becomes Finance Minister.

March 19, 2014

Juniors see Australia’s new tax incentive as a lifesaver

Currently 19% of Aussie geoscientists are unemployed, compared with fewer than 2% three years ago.

March 18, 2014

Jeb Handwerger: China isn’t slowing down, it’s buying up (resources, that is)

Headlines about a Chinese economic slowdown may get good web traffic, but the real story is that China is buying up uranium and other resources around the world.