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Biggest miner says China’s shift to quality iron-ore will hold

BHP forecasts reforms in China’s steel sector will continue to hand an advantage to suppliers of higher-quality iron ore and coking coal as consumption of the alloy keeps growing well into the next decade.

Bloomberg News | May 7, 2018 | 4:00 am

Indonesia sees coal output flat in 2019 amid equipment shortage

Amid concerns Indonesia could exhaust existing minable coal reserves of 13 billion tonnes 25 years, the government is considering measures to push miners to carry out exploration work before they can obtain permits to increase output.

Reuters | May 7, 2018 | 3:15 am

China’s iron ore rises on renewed steel output; 2nd day of foreign trade

Utilisation rate at mills climb back to November level.

Reuters | May 6, 2018 | 9:05 pm

Australia’s Newcrest: Cadia mine to return to full production by mid-2018

The miner said it had begun depositing tailings into the Cadia Hill open pit over the weekend.

Reuters | May 6, 2018 | 9:01 pm

Meteoric expansion in Cobalt

Meteoric's new project contains historical cobalt-silver shafts and pits which have never been explored using modern exploration techniques.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 6, 2018 | 8:53 pm

Qatar steps in to buy Rosneft stake after China deal collapses

Qatar Investment Authority stepped in after the sellers -- a consortium of QIA itself and mining giant Glencore Plc -- told CEFC it wouldn’t proceed with the original deal announced in October.

Bloomberg News | May 6, 2018 | 8:51 am