September 9, 2013

Iron ore price indicators all point up, but there’s an (Indian) elephant in the room

Demand in China is surging, but India is desperate for foreign currency and could start dumping ore on the spot market.

September 9, 2013

Glencore Xstrata must defend merits of $46 billion merger

Investors want more returns, less project spending.

September 6, 2013

Brazilian regulator launches new probe into Batista

CVM is is investigating whether Batista and five other executives of the petroleum firm broke market rules regulating the disclosure of information.

September 6, 2013

The 10 biggest mining deals of 2012

Xstrata couldn't save 2012 from having the lowest number of mining industry transactions since 2005.

September 5, 2013

Mining forces entire Swedish city to move 3 km

To avoid collapse caused by iron ore mining activities.

September 5, 2013

Global mining deals down 74% and not much hope for 2014

PwC said the statistics reflected a shift by miners from buyers to sellers.

September 4, 2013

Hostile takeovers gone bad: Steve Todoruk

How do big mining companies and small exploration companies hammer out takeover deals with the takeover premiums that shareholders expect? What happens when negotiations go wrong?

September 4, 2013

Simandou probe now involves 6 countries

The rights to one of the world's richest iron ore deposits is the subject of an unprecedented global corruption investigation.

September 4, 2013

Uruguay approves new mining law, opens reserves to foreign firms

It opens up the country's deposits of iron ore estimated in 2,500 million tons. If mined, Uruguay couldbecome world’s eighth largest iron ore producer.

September 4, 2013

Top miners to spend $244b in the next two years

BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto seem to believe the recovery has began.