September 26, 2013

China puts $6bn valuation on 20mtpa Sierra Leone iron ore mine

Shares of African Minerals surged 47% on Thursday after one of China's largest iron-ore trading companies injected $990 million into its Tonkolili mine.

September 26, 2013

BHP keeping Olympic Dam expansion on hold, unless ‘technological miracle’ allows it

CEO Andrew Mackenzie expects to have something to say about the expansion "within a year.”

September 26, 2013

China investment opportunities today: Jim Rogers

Somebody's going to get rich cleaning up China's environment.

September 25, 2013

Iron ore giant Vale has a secret that it won’t share

The Brazilian miner is considering more non-core asset sales by the end of the year... and it is also working on a secret, "surprising" deal.

September 24, 2013

Ditched: More high-profile mines and projects – Steve Todoruk

Although write-offs tend to negatively affect stocks, the fact that new management teams are willing to cut their losses is a good sign.

September 23, 2013

One in ten Australian mining professionals unemployed

The figure is up from just 2% only 12 months ago.

September 20, 2013

Afghanistan’s $1 trillion mining dream is fading

China wants to undo a multi-billion dollar agreement.

September 18, 2013

Swiss iron ore miner swoops into Brazil

Ferrexpo spends $80 million on Ferrous Resources shares.

September 18, 2013

Scrap your Wall Street career plans, study mining and agriculture instead: Jim Rogers

"The power is shifting again from financial centres to the producers of real goods. The place to be is in commodities: raw materials and natural resources."

September 16, 2013

Five men trapped in China mine flood

Rescuers had not located the workers by early morning Monday.