March 21, 2013

Australia sees iron ore prices only getting worse

The country's commodities forecasting agency expects average price to fall to $90 a tonne over the next five years.

March 20, 2013

Batista takes another blow as his iron ore firm records massive loss

MMX posts loss as Batista's empire is dragged down by debts and his wealth declines $1bn in a month.

March 20, 2013

$900 million lawsuit filed against Rio Tinto’s IOC

Quebec First Nations groups file $900 million lawsuit against the Iron Ore Company of Canada.

March 19, 2013

Conviction sell: Rio downgrade gives entire iron ore sector a bloody nose

Goldman Sachs sees significant earnings declines at world number two miner.

March 19, 2013

Global downturn takes a toll on Canada’s north ‘mining boom’: report

Even with the downgrade, overall economic growth in Nunavut is forecast to be 3.4% in 2013 and 8.8% in 2014.

March 17, 2013

Canada aboriginal movement threatens mining industry: Reuters

Canadian First Nations "Idle No More" may pose threat to miners.

March 17, 2013

Mining industry trends and what they really mean

Metals investors with a longer term outlook stand to win big.

March 15, 2013

160-year study of real commodity prices sees beginning of the end of the supercycle

For those with a very long time horizon, the news is good though.

March 14, 2013

Iron ore price drops 4% to 3-month low

Steelmaking ingredient is now down 16% in just three weeks.

March 13, 2013

SLIDESHOW: 2-minute history of the iron ore wars

From relic of the industrial age to the most profitable bulk commodity the mining industry has ever experienced.