January 21, 2013

Canada firm as top mining destination: report

Exploration investment in the country reached a record high of $3.9 billion in 2011, with the three territories receiving 22% of the total international spending for the year.

January 21, 2013

Rio Tinto fighting to keep Australia in top iron ore producer spot

Even with significant ore bodies coming on stream from 2015 onwards in Brazil (Anglo’s Minas Rio and Vale’s Serra Sul), Australia will be able to keep its crown in this…

January 21, 2013

Report: Anglo American set for $5bn Minas Rio writedown

Delays at the Brazilian iron ore project cost Anglo and former CEO Cynthia Carroll dearly.

January 18, 2013

STATS: China’s fixed investment in mining is putting the rest of the world to shame

Mining capex was up 12% to $211 billion last year.

January 17, 2013

CHART: The resource boom ended in 2011 already

And why it's great for stocks.

January 17, 2013

Global steel director for Brazil’s Vale quits amid division reshuffle

With the executive's resignation, the global steel director's position will no longer exist.

January 16, 2013

Iron ore correction turning into a crash

Plummets 5% in a day.

January 16, 2013

Fortescue eschews oil and gas exploration as iron ore spot prices rise

Aussie miner Fortescue Metals (ASX:FMG) has opted to abandon plans to invest in an oil and gas explorer

January 15, 2013

Vale’s Roger Agnelli reaches number four on Harvard’s best-performing CEO list

A 934% shareholder return during his 10-year tenure and a 157% market capitalization gain

January 15, 2013

Rio Tinto logs record output for iron ore in 2012

Diversified mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) produced a record amount of iron ore in 2012 with total annual output of 253 million tonnes beating the company's own guidance.