January 16, 2014

Rio Tinto’s record output another sign of shifting luck for miners

The positive results triggered the biggest one-day rally for the miner's shares since November.

January 14, 2014

Iron ore, coking coal prices are breaking bad

Iron ore sinks below $130 for the first time in 148 trading days and coking coal breaks long-held industry rule of thumb and dips below the iron ore price.

January 13, 2014

Is space mining commercially viable?

A researcher from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics says there are likely 'few' ore-bearing asteroids.

January 13, 2014

Batista’s oil firm battle with shareholders gets ugly

Stakeholders say public prosecution is the only way to make Batista accountable, as he has strong ties with influential politicians, including President Dilma Roussef.

January 12, 2014

Iron ore price drops to 5-month low despite record Chinese imports

China increased imports of iron ore 10% last year to 820m tonnes, but a bigger jump in stockpiles and a flood of new supply have pushed prices down 3% this…

January 10, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: 7 ways steel is used in everyday life

Did you know that more than 80 million tons of steel are recycled each year?

January 9, 2014

Calling all single, Canadian mining CEOs

The Bachelor Canada is looking for its newest bachelor and someone from the mining industry may be just who they need.

January 8, 2014

Resource rich countries make up over 50% of the “extreme risk” jurisdictions to invest

Study also says that Myanmar is the country where the business environment improved the most last year.

January 8, 2014

How contrarians play bear markets in resources: Rick Rule

Your willingness to buy a stock should not be diminished by the fact that it has fallen in price. In everyday purchases, we want to buy things that are selling…

January 7, 2014

Zinc or swim: Do base metals have a future?

As the large zinc mines shut down, the juniors are stepping forward to meet growing demand for the industrial staple.