June 15, 2018 Trump trade war blows up big week for mining majors A week choc-a-bloc with billion dollar copper, iron ore and cobalt deals ends with huge drop in prices and sell-off in stocks of mining's biggest names.
June 15, 2018 Further clarity needed on Australia’s energy policy framework A national coordinated approach to climate and energy policy is needed which recognises the energy and resource-intensive nature of the Australian economy.
June 15, 2018 Hawkstone Mining walks away from US lithium deal Deal would have added two lithium projects – the Big Sandy lithium clay project in Arizona and the Lordsburg lithium brine project in New Mexico – to Hawkstone’s portfolio.
June 14, 2018 Iron ore price: BHP adds high-grade, lump ore for just $42 a tonne BHP building $3.4B mine amid surging lump premiums, high-grade fines prices up 30% in a year, is latest indicator iron ore is once again a mining cash cow.
June 14, 2018 US electric car sector, wary of China, seeks more domestic lithium China is home to the majority of the world's lithium processing facilities and sucks up most output of top producer Australia.
June 13, 2018 France’s ERAMET raises bid for Australia’s Mineral Deposits ERAMET said it would pay A$322 million for the shares it did not already own in the company.
June 13, 2018 Australia’s Incitec Pivot wins explosives’ contract with Fortescue Metals The contract with the two units of the world's fourth-largest iron ore miner will last until December 2023
June 13, 2018 China wants more high-grade iron ore? Not according to the import data: Russell There may be a slight problem with the prevailing theme for the iron ore market this year, namely that China is increasingly interested in using higher-grade ore as part of…
June 12, 2018 Rio Tinto hires CFO from Danish shipper Maersk Major miner Rio Tinto named Jacob Stausholm to replace outgoing financial boss Chris Lynch when he retires in September.
June 11, 2018 Australia’s Port Hedland iron ore shipments to China rise 2.4 pct in May Iron ore shipments from the world's biggest export terminal rose to 45 million tonnes in May from 42.6 million tonnes in the previous month.
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