May 8, 2013

Iron ore price back above $130 as Chinese steel output hits all-time high

Iron ore price is defying predictions of a rout in 2013.

May 8, 2013

Give small miners a bureaucratic break: Australian Labor MP

Proposal to cut red tape for small miners.

May 7, 2013

Risk resilience in mining

The people who use the term assure me it is not new, just not recognized in mining for its power.

May 6, 2013

Rio upping Pilbara iron ore output another 70m tonnes

World number two miner to approve $5bn to bring annual capacity to 360m tonnes.

May 6, 2013

Big Mick Davis and Goldman Sachs building takeover war chest

Outgoing Xstrata chief won't be sitting still after Glencore takeover.

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%