January 20, 2021

China’s imports of Australian copper ore plunged to zero

China's imports of copper concentrate from Australia dried up completely in December amid tense bilateral relations.

January 20, 2021

China bought most iron ore from Australia, Brazil in 2020, but imports from India up nearly 90%

Almost two-thirds of India's iron ore exports to China had less than 58% iron content.

January 20, 2021

BHP slashes value of Australian coal assets

Company cut the value of its Mt Arthur thermal coal mine in New South Wales by about $1.25bn, as it seeks to sell the asset.

January 19, 2021

BHP raises full-year iron ore output forecast

Company upgraded its full-year iron ore production outlook on sustained China demand and restart of Samarco operations.

January 19, 2021

SolGold CEO to retire after shareholder pressure

Resignation comes a month after Nick Mather was handed a strong rebuke at the company’s annual meeting, when nearly half of shareholders voted against his reappointment to the board.

January 19, 2021

Rio Tinto CEO urges patience in repairing Indigenous ties as iron ore output grows

Stausholm said he wants to take "a more inclusive approach" with all stakeholders to improve the company's decision-making and performance.

January 18, 2021

Iron ore price rallies on record-breaking China steel output

China's steel output crossed the 1 billion tonne mark for the first time.

January 18, 2021

New Rio Tinto boss has Mongolian bullet to bite

Rio chief exec Jakob Stausholm has a challenging to-do list and atop it sits the troubled $10 billion Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project.

January 15, 2021

Miner gets closer to producing ‘green’ lithium for EV batteries

Australian startup Vulcan Energy claims it can produce battery-grade lithium without emitting carbon dioxide.

January 15, 2021

Iron ore price hits fresh 9-and-half year high

Iron ore prices are already up 8% in 2021 after customs data showed Chinese imports hitting a record high of 1.2 billion tonnes.