September 12, 2014

Turquoise Hill up 22% after Oyu Tolgoi tax bill slashed

Mongolia knocks $100m off tax claim to revive expansion of massive copper-gold mine owned by Rio Tinto unit Turquoise Hill.

September 11, 2014

These are the top risks miners face

Productivity, followed by capital decisions and obtaining a social license to operate, are among the top risks global mining and metals companies face.

September 10, 2014

Iron ore price bears come out in force

2014 is the "inflection point" and "until mines close it's a world of $70 prices of iron ore."

September 9, 2014

Nickel price rally still has a long way to go

Filipino supply worries, depleting Chinese stocks and Indonesian refinery delays could see nickel rise close to $30,000 a tonne.

September 9, 2014

New hold-up for Rio’s subsidiary Turquoise Hill at Oyu Tolgoi

One of the two tailings thickeners experienced rake failure last Friday.

September 9, 2014

India’s Supreme Court revises judgment on illegal coal blocks

It won't announce its verdict on the matter until an unspecified later date.

September 9, 2014

Gold demand to soar as festive season kicks off in India

But investors hoping the festive season in the world's second-largest gold buyer will boost the metal’s ailing price are likely to be disappointed, analysts say.

September 8, 2014

How the India-China trade summit could rock iron ore

Reviving the China-India ore trade which peaked at 120mtpa in 2009 could be part of a grand bargain when Modi and Xi meet for the first time in New Delhi.

September 8, 2014

Goldcorp: We have hit PEAK gold

CEO Chuck Jeannes says barring a major technological breakthrough global gold production probably peaked in 2013.

September 7, 2014

Anglo American chief not going for any major corporate split

A big corporate break-up à la BHP Billiton is definitively not in his books, he told FT.com.