May 22, 2018 Iron ore market dynamics are shifting beneath calm facade: Russell Structural changes in the world's biggest importer, China, are re-shaping how the industry works.
May 22, 2018 Lucapa on a roll, finds 25-carat yellow diamond in Lesotho mine Stone was recovered from the Neck zone of the Mothae kimberlite, not part of the current one-million carat Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant resource.
May 22, 2018 Rio Tinto says investors to take stance on Oyu Tolgoi as ‘test case’ Rio Tinto has called for less interference at its giant copper and gold mine in Mongolia, as it moves forward with an underground expansion.
May 21, 2018 Iron ore king vows to protect market from days of boom and bust Fabio Schvartsman is pursuing a disciplined approach, keeping tens of millions of tons in the ground each year to prevent another painful glut.
May 20, 2018 Australia’s Prospect Resources closing in on Zimbabwe lithium financing The Australian-listed company expects to secure more than $55 million in funding for the first phase of the Arcadia Lithium project.
May 18, 2018 It’s time to regulate the lithium cartel There is an emerging oligopoly in one of the hottest elements on the periodic table, lithium.
May 17, 2018 China’s Tianqi Lithium buys minority stake in SQM for $4.1bn The Asian firm has bought a 24% stake in Chile’s Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), one of the world’s biggest lithium producers.
May 16, 2018 Young Australians oblivious to mining Despite mining contributing about 6 per cent of the country's GDP, a study revealed that almost six out of 10 of young Australians know nothing at all about mining careers.
May 16, 2018 Australia’s Kidman Resources to supply lithium hydroxide to Tesla Inc The deal is for an initial three-year term on a "fixed-price take-or-pay basis."
May 16, 2018 BHP faces shareholder class action over Brazil mine disaster Australian law firm Phi Finney McDonald alleges BHP knew the dam was at imminent risk of breaking but did not tell markets.
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am