July 14, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: Ranking Russia by metal reserves

Number one in iron ore.

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.

July 4, 2013

Starved for jobs, Europe shifts attitude towards mining

"Growing resource nationalism in many parts of the world makes Europe more attractive from a political risk point of view."

July 3, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: How steel changed the world

The rise of steel through the ages.