December 3, 2013

Iron ore price blasts to 3-month high

Chinese steel mills are humming and rapidly depleting domestic iron ore mines face tough new environment rules from Beijing translating into surging demand for imports.

December 3, 2013

Innovate or perish—Deloitte to the mining industry

In Tracking the trends 2014, Deloitte uncovers the pressing trends facing the mining industry in the year ahead and offers strategies that companies can employ to adapt to changing industry…

December 3, 2013

Mining industry has paid Canada $71 billion in last ten years

Mining payments to federal and provincial government coffers totalled an estimated $71 billion from 2003 to 2012.

December 3, 2013

These are the countries mining investors should stay away from

While resource nationalism is still a major risk for miners, corrupted governments can be equally or more detrimental to the industry.

December 3, 2013

China’s great appetite for Port Hedland iron ore

Shipments reached 22.3 million tonnes from 16.2 million tonnes a year earlier.

December 2, 2013

Vale very much still in the running for Simandou

Brazilian giant could end up with half of one of the world's greatest mining prizes.

December 2, 2013

Vale slashes investment budget for third straight year to $14.8bn

Budget for 2014 is 9.2% lower than last year’s and well below the $18 billion total from 2011.

December 2, 2013

Rio Tinto revises Pilbara expansion

"We will deliver the expansion at an estimated capital cost of more than $3bn below previous expectations."

December 1, 2013

Weak stock market debut for Chinese iron ore miner

Despite high-profile backing from Hong Kong and mainland billionaires Hengshi Mining Investments' IPO has been a disappointment.

November 28, 2013

High profits or low profits, tensions with governments rise

Over the past decade, the number of disputes that have resulted in international arbitration has increased tenfold for the oil and gas sector and fourfold for the mining industry. And…