March 11, 2016

BHP, Vale to reopen Samarco mine later this year

They have already taken the first steps towards resuming activity, applying for permission to use old mining pits to store tailings.

March 11, 2016

The renaissance of Australian gold miners

A new breed of Australian gold miners has engineered an renaissance that is winning the world's attention.

March 10, 2016

BHP’s $14 billion Jansen potash becomes latest victim of commodities rout

BHP has cut $130 million from this year's planned $330 million capital expenditure to develop and study the feasibility of the project.

March 9, 2016

MMG swings to loss and books $784 million write down

The overseas unit of China’s largest state-owned copper and zinc producer is the latest victim of a sustained rout in metal prices.

March 8, 2016

Growing a global copper producer in a terrible market

It hasn’t been much fun for base metal producers in recent years. As Karl Simich, Managing Director and CEO of Sandfire Resources, puts it bluntly, the price of copper has…

March 8, 2016

Vale-Fortescue iron ore pact a win-win deal — analysts

Long-term, the deal could be viewed as the first step of a more disciplined approach to iron ore supply by aligning two of the world’s “big four” producers of the…

March 7, 2016

Top 5 iron ore firms value shoots up $62bn in just five weeks

Riding a rocketing iron ore price, market cap of Vale, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Fortescue Metals and Anglo American gain a combined 54% since early February.

March 7, 2016

Insane rally rockets iron ore price past $60

Iron ore price posts largest one-day gain ever surging 19.5% to $62.60 a tonne in frenzied Chinese trading.

March 7, 2016

Global mining exploration down 19% in 2015

The global exploration sector continues to struggle against strong market headwinds, a new reprt shows.

March 3, 2016

Iron ore price jumps to new 2016 high

Latest advance sees year-to-date rally top 20% ahead of crucial economic policy-setting meeting of Chinese leaders.