January 17, 2017

First shipment of iron ore from Vale’s new S11D mine en route to Asia

The company has loaded 26,500 tonnes of iron ore onto three ships at the company's port of Ponta de Madeira.

January 13, 2017

Strike ends at Harmony Gold’s Kusasalethu mine

Company to launch probe into the causes of the illegal sit-in of nearly 48 hours.

January 12, 2017

Nickel prices plummet as Indonesia eases export ban

Far-reaching new mining rules ease a controversial ban on exports of nickel ore and bauxite.

January 11, 2017

Private capital rotating into mining and metals

Private capital funds raised $2.1 billion for mining and metals investment in 2016 – this year 13 funds are targeting $10 billion says new study.

January 10, 2017

World Bank on a Trump economy and commodities

World Bank's 2017 outlook says US impact on commodity markets diminished, but it's still number 1 for oil and number 2 in copper, aluminum and lead.

January 10, 2017

Coking coal price crashes through $200

Coking coal takes 6% tumble on Tuesday for a $120 a tonne decline over just six weeks.

January 10, 2017

Erdene new gold zone at Mongolia Bayan Khundii project larger than expected

Bayan Khundii project went from greenfield prospect to being Erdene’s flagship asset in roughly nine months.

January 10, 2017

World’s top uranium producer Kazakhstan to cut output by 10%

Analysts qualified the move as a “game changer.”

January 9, 2017

Western Australia about to get its first uranium mine

The state's environmental authority has approved Toro Energy’s Wiluna project, in the northern Goldfields.

January 9, 2017

‘Trump effect’ on resurgent Iranian mining sector close to none — analysts

Any re-instatement of sanctions will, if at all, pose minimal additional hurdles to new investors, BMI Research says.