March 17, 2015 April Simandou auction amid new low in iron ore price Iron ore fell to a new 7-year low on Tuesday, but Guinea is pressing ahead with the auction of north Simandou, the richest undeveloped deposit in the world.
March 17, 2015 Zimbabwe’s top diamond mining firms agree to merge Zimbabwe’s diamond industry will soon be controlled by one firm as the country’s major diamond mining companies have agreed to merge.
March 16, 2015 BHP’s South32 spinoff to cost $738m Board proposes to give shareholders one share in the $12bn spin-off company for every BHP share owned, but the whole process comes with hefty fees.
March 16, 2015 This ‘perfect’ diamond could fetch up to $25 million in NYC next month The gem, discovered a decade ago at one of De Beers mines in South Africa, is one of just five diamonds over 100 carats and of comparable quality to have…
March 13, 2015 Semafo bounces on full-year results Fresh from $137m Burkina Faso acquisition, Montreal-based gold miner adds to investor cheer with strong operational performance in West Africa.
March 12, 2015 The stunning collapse of gold production in South Africa A much reduced role on the global gold mining stage.
March 12, 2015 Blood gold flows illegally from Central African Republic Freddy Bonjour, covered in yellow dust from head to toe, stands exhausted after a day using his bare hands and a shovel to dig for gold in eastern Central African…
March 11, 2015 Dire Chinese steel outlook drops iron ore price to 7-year low Down 1.4% Wednesday to lowest since 2007 on Chinese forecast of peak steel production and contraction.
March 11, 2015 Everyone is guessing when it comes to oil prices Predicting and diagnosing the trajectory of oil prices has become something of a cottage industry in the past year.
March 10, 2015 When junior markets turn most negative in 35 years, guess where financier Carlo Civelli puts his money? In this interview with The Mining Report, he shares his secret for finding companies that can create value despite challenging market conditions, and he reveals where he is putting his…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
