April 20, 2017

Post cyclone coking coal price plunge

Drops 4% to $289.50 a tonne despite greater than expected Australian supply outage.

April 20, 2017

Vale’s iron ore output just hit another record

Production of the steelmaking raw material jumped 11% to 86.2 million tonnes in the January-March period, compared to the same quarter a year earlier.

April 19, 2017

Newmont gets fresh shot at top gold miner spot

Chinese back out of $1.5 billion deal for Barrick's Kalgoorlie stake – JV partner Newmont has long expressed interest in acquiring half of Super Pit.

April 19, 2017

Minjar Gold attempt to grab Barrick’s stake in Super Pit falls through

The firm, a unit of Shanghai-listed Shandong Tyan Home, reportedly walked away from the deal due to recent tightened controls in China on outbound investment.

April 19, 2017

Ecuador mining industry to grow eightfold by 2021 — report

Experts believe the value of the nation's dawning industry is set to jump from $1.1bn this year to $7.9bn in 2021 on a combination of revised regulatory framework and significant…

April 18, 2017

Iron ore price collapse wipes billions off top mining stocks

Another 5% iron ore price drop Tuesday slashes $30 billion from top 5 producers' market value in one month.

April 18, 2017

South32 drops $200 million plan to buy Peabody coal mine

The miner said it was unwilling to take the steps required to satisfy Australian steel makers to get the approval of the transaction, which would have its major deal since…

April 18, 2017

Copper find unearths mining boost for South Australia

A new copper find in South Australia has the potential to easily boost production.

April 17, 2017

Iron ore price in free fall

Another gap down Monday brings one-month drop to 30%.

April 16, 2017

BSGR sues George Soros over loss of Guinea iron project

The latest chapter in the Simandou case.