June 1, 2017 More iron ore coming Western Australia’s way The global glut in iron ore will not be helped by an investment by Rio Tinto to develop its Koodaideri iron ore deposit in Western Australia.
June 1, 2017 Is coking coal pricing moving away from quarterly benchmarks? Metallurgical coal miners could be exposed to more pricing volatility if a move afoot to do away with quarterly pricing comes to anything.
June 1, 2017 Fire halts production at BHP’s largest iron ore mine 43m tonnes per year Mount Whaleback mine in the Pilbara produces the world's number three iron ore miner's highest grade ore.
May 31, 2017 Iron ore plunge hurting miners — down to fresh 7-month low Steelmaking material dropped to $57.02 a tonne, marking a fresh seven-month low, as large stockpiles continue to weigh on the market.
May 30, 2017 SLIDESHOW: The iron ore price wars 2002–2017 Iron ore's transformation from a relic of the industrial age to the driving force behind a commodity supercycle that reshaped the global economy.
May 30, 2017 Bauxite on the move Mining will commence in July at the Urquhart bauxite project in far north Queensland.
May 29, 2017 Western Australia may ask BHP, Rio to cash out iron ore levy Western Australia may ask Rio Tinto Group and BHP Billiton Ltd. to pay potentially billions of dollars to end a mining rent tax to help patch a budget decimated by…
May 26, 2017 Rare earths and gold projects advancing in Australia A recent report by Edison Investment Research has Alkane Resources back on track at its Tomingley Gold Operations after disruptive rains, and development is continuing at the multi-commodity Dubbo Project.
May 26, 2017 From Yukon to Patagonia, gold explorers stir after sleep Outbreaks of gold-rush fever are popping up as bullion markets stage a tentative recovery.
May 26, 2017 Iron ore crashes again to below $58 a tonne Ore with 62% content in Qingdao lost $2.33 a tonne to close at $57.91, data from the Metal Bulletin shows, hitting a seven-month low and marking the commodity third consecutive…
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