January 28, 2014 Activist hedge fund takes 5.2% of Cliffs Natural Resources, tells miner to spin off international assets The company is using its position as one of the biggest share holders to push for some major changes.
January 28, 2014 Caterpillar sees ‘some signs of improvement’ but expects mining companies to further reduce costs in 2014 Expects sales and revenues to be similar to 2013 as sales to the resource industry decline modestly.
January 27, 2014 Former ArcelorMittal exec joins Warburg Pincus "With a view to forming a new mining company."
January 24, 2014 London Mining doubles production, trebles sales volumes Production was still better in Q3 compared to Q4, when production was hampered by the wet season and commissioning times at the mill.
January 24, 2014 Quebec’s Bill 70 came into effect: here is what that means The bill generally adds certain requirements to the application for conversion, most of which codify existing industry best practices.
January 23, 2014 Uruguayan President says Zamin’s massive iron ore mine will go ahead Recently approved law allows large-scale mining, but locals oppose the project and demand plebiscite to settle the issue.
January 22, 2014 ‘All but fizzled’: Last Chinese firm drops bid for Rio’s Canada iron ore China's third largest steelmaker Wuhan Iron & Steel now also out of the running, leaving no serious bidders for pricey Iron Ore Company of Canada.
January 22, 2014 Iron ore, coking coal miners must start looking outside China for growth Iron ore and coking coal prices hover at 6-month lows on Wednesday as Chinese steel prices approach record lows and forecasts for output growth are slashed.
January 22, 2014 Key metrics before you invest: ‘Skin in the game’ and ‘smart money’ When searching for opportunities in the junior sector, we like the focus to be on quantitative and empirical data.
January 22, 2014 BHP posts record iron ore, coal outputs, but challenges persist Despite record production figures, the world’s no.1 miner's shares dropped in the ASX today.
Op-Ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm