July 15, 2013 Australian miners underwhelmed by Prime Minister’s carbon tax pledge Australia's Association of Mining and Exploration Companies wants to see an end to the Clean Energy Future plan.
July 13, 2013 The hidden edge of junior mining companies “Exploration on the whole is a capital destroying business.”
July 10, 2013 World’s largest iron ore mine shipments hindered in Brazil Carajas, fully owned by Vale, is the world's largest iron ore mine and holds 7.2 billion metric tons of iron ore in proven and probable reserves.
July 9, 2013 Iron ore price at 8-week high on all-time record Chinese steel output Fundamentals improve as inventories at the country's blast furnaces decline sharply.
July 9, 2013 The growing political risk to miners posed by water shortages Water plays a vital role in every step of the mining process, from initial extraction to the refinement of ore.
July 8, 2013 Valemax leaves destruction in its wake China's largest private shipyard and a Korean fleet owner-operator of Vale's giant ore carriers face bankruptcy.
July 8, 2013 China frees up iron ore trade further First private Chinese trading platform starts operating this week.
July 7, 2013 Iron ore price climbs to 6-week high as Australian exports hit record Australia now supplies more than half of China's imports.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
