October 1, 2013 Teck, Lundin, First Quantum included in RBC’s top mining picks Cameco and Labrador Iron Ore complete the shortlist.
September 30, 2013 4 years late, $6bn over budget Sino Iron fires up one 4mtpa line China's Citic Pacific's $8 billion magnetite mine in Australia has finally gone into production.
September 27, 2013 Breaking bad: Biggest mining penalties A list of the biggest mining fines of 2013 - so far.
September 27, 2013 Sad day for Batista: MMX iron ore almost sold Batista, once one of the world's ten richest people, has lost billions from his commodities and logistics empire this year.
September 26, 2013 Rumours of the supercycle’s death are greatly exaggerated: McKinsey Despite recent falls,commodity prices are still near their levels of early to mid-2008.
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.
US asks allies to step up measures on Chinese minerals Ending US reliance on the minerals has been a top priority for Washington since last year, when Beijing imposed export restrictions on rare earths. January 15, 2026 | 04:05 pm