April 3, 2014 Ebola outbreak in Guinea forces miners to lock down operations Brazilian iron ore giant Vale has removed its six international employees and put its local workers on leave.
April 1, 2014 BHP Billiton mulls spinning off non-core divisions into $18bn firm The separate company would be listed on the London Stock Exchange, as well as the Australian and South African markets.
March 31, 2014 Vale could lose all of its Simandou investment Brazilian giant Vale acquired the interest in Simandou deposit in Guinea from BSGR for $2.5 billion in 2010, but stopped payments after the first $500 million was forked over.
March 31, 2014 Iron ore price ends first quarter with a bang Price of steelmaking raw material up 4% on Monday, erasing all of March's steep losses. Forecaster says move back above $130 a tonne on the cards.
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.
Codelco gets environmental permit for $2.8B Ministro Hales mine extension The world's largest copper producer said the initiative will allow the mine to increase production to 200,000 tons per year. January 14, 2026 | 12:36 pm
