April 17, 2014 China, Japan and ‘mystery local billionaire’ potential developers of Oakajee project While the WA government is favours Chinese capitals, Australian junior Padbury Mining says it has secured $6.5 billion to take over the project, but refuses to reveal backer's name.
April 16, 2014 INFOGRAPHIC: Gold price – a seismograph of supply and demand What drives the price development in the long run?
April 16, 2014 Australia to begin exporting uranium to the Middle East The deal, signed in 2012, could see Aussie miners exporting up to 800 tonnes of yellow cake a year to the Middle East by the end of the decade.
April 16, 2014 Brazil’s iron miners risk losing market share to Australian competitors Brazil's mining sector is expected to see slower average growth rates through 2018 compared with previous years, a report by Business Monitor shows.
April 16, 2014 Rio Tinto iron ore output hit by bad weather in Australia, Canada Production of the steel-making material, however, increased by 16%, which means the miner is on track to meet its full-year target.
April 15, 2014 Turquoise Hill buys time for Oyu Tolgoi expansion But production at massive Mongolian mine slips and shares take a beating.
April 14, 2014 Iran claims right to enrich uranium to 90% level The nation's nuclear chief also said Teheran plans to build four new nuclear plants with the help of Russia.
April 13, 2014 The Ore Wars after the Flash Crash The 8% one-day drop in the iron ore price in March was the result of a new dynamic in the market: panicked selling by traders using ore as loan collateral.
April 11, 2014 Iran said to be exporting more oil than allowed February’s levels were the highest since the West slapped sanctions on Tehran in June last year, says the International Energy Agency (IEA).
April 10, 2014 Copper, iron ore imports defy China weakness China's iron ore imports jump 21% to 74 million tonnes while copper imports surge 31%.
How a reclusive ex-Glencore trader became Indonesia’s nickel king Arif Kurniawan has gone from earning paychecks at Glencore to controlling approximately a third of his country’s domestic trade in nickel ore. December 28, 2025 | 03:25 pm
