May 6, 2013

Australia mining tax revenue downgraded over $1bn

Declining mining tax revenue adds to Australia's budget problems.

May 6, 2013

Management, cash and assets: Roulston’s three buying criteria

"I'm looking at companies that are trading at half their cash value that have assets."

May 4, 2013

This iron maker will use sugar beets, not coal

Process should substantially reduce CO2, SOx, NOx and mercury emissions.

May 3, 2013

Miners rally after finally catching up with good news from China

But gold producers miss out again.

May 3, 2013

Glencore Xstrata up on first day of trading after merger

The newly combined company’s stock price rose over 4%

May 2, 2013

Meet the world’s largest commodities trader: Glencore Xstrata

Glencore announces the completion of its takeover of Xstrata.

May 2, 2013

California’s Long Beach port starts new iron ore shipments

The operation is the only exporter of the raw material on the West Coast.

April 29, 2013

China’s Zhejiang Commodity Exchange mulls e-trading of iron ore

A government-controlled exchange in east Zhejiang province is looking at joining the growing number of Chinese commodities exchanges hosting an e-trading platform for iron ore.

April 29, 2013

The ‘now or never moment’ for private equity in mining

"Interest from private equity in sector is the highest I have ever seen"

April 28, 2013

SLIDESHOW: Mining billionaires 2013

How the mighty have fallen.