April 19, 2013

Anglo logs upbeat results, but Minas Rio, Amplats still a thorn in Cutifani’s side

The miner's first-quarter output was higher across most commodities including copper, iron ore and diamonds.

April 18, 2013

India supreme court lifts blanket ban on iron ore mining

India is the world's third largest producer of iron ore.

April 18, 2013

Rio Tinto’s Walsh promises investors $5bn in cost savings

Aside from selling assets and slashing jobs, Walsh said the company will improve performance at all operations.

April 18, 2013

BHP Billiton announces new leadership team

Company said the changes were necessary to drive its productivity agenda.

April 17, 2013

BHP keeps production guidance despite falling prices and bad weather

Harsh weather during the first three months of 2013 wasn't enough to knock the mining giant off course.

April 17, 2013

South Africa’s Exxaro to mine iron ore in the Congo

The company forecasts an output of 2 million tonnes by next year.

April 15, 2013

Australia leases ports for $5.3bn to private consortium

The two sea gateways handle many commodities, including coal, steel, natural gas, oil and petroleum.

April 14, 2013

It’s been a good run: commodities traders out-earned the big banks 2003-2013

No matter what happens to the 'supercycle', it's been a great decade for major commodities traders.

April 14, 2013

Brazil’s March iron ore exports down by 18%

Iron ore export volume amounted to 22.6 million tonnes in March this year.

April 14, 2013

Japan iron ore imports up 7% in Jan-Feb

Japan's iron ore imports totaled 10.6 million tonnes in February this year.