February 19, 2013

BHP Billiton promotes Andrew Mackenzie to CEO

Australian miner plans transition to start in May as Marius Kloppers retires.

February 19, 2013

Colin Healey: Will mining stocks follow iron ore’s price climb?

Research analyst says there's upside opportunity in junior developers.

February 19, 2013

New report shows just what a disaster 2012 was for juniors

IPO and secondary market all but collapsed.

February 19, 2013

$170 here we come: Iron ore rally continues despite China’s move to cool down construction sector

Rising concerns about overheating building sector, could cool demand for steelmaking ingredient.

February 19, 2013

Australia’s Arrium appoints new CEO

The company has promoted one of its own employees to head the steelmaker and iron ore mining company.

February 18, 2013

Carroll: Minas Rio, Grosvenor protects Anglo from takeover

Two greenfields projects will throw off cash.

February 18, 2013

Back from holidays, Chinese traders continue to chase iron ore higher

Rio Tinto even signs a deal at 3.5% premium to spot.

February 17, 2013

Drop in iron ore prices to hit BHP profit again

The mining giant's profit is expected to slide for the third consecutive on Wednesday, driven mainly by last year's plummeting iron-ore price.

February 16, 2013

Goa mulls banning all new iron ore projects

Officials claim Goa should be focused instead on exploiting existing low-grade iron ore dumps worth billions.

February 15, 2013

Asteroid miner ready to ‘save the Earth’ from falling celestial objects

Planetary Resources says it has already developed the prototype for a spacecraft that can help detect and characterize potentially hazardous asteroids.