September 9, 2013 Reflections on the new mining regulatory framework in Brazil Changes in the local legislation and how it affects the mining industry in Brazil.
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.
DRC revives $29B iron ore export plan once tied to billionaire Gertler The area that Kinshasa wants to develop has cumulative iron ore resources of 15 billion to 20 billion tonnes grading more than 60% iron. January 15, 2026 | 08:42 am