May 17, 2015

Rio said to sell $1B worth of aluminum assets

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) is reportedly selling its Pacific Aluminum business - a group of smelters in Australia and New Zealand - in a deal potentially valued at $1 billion.

May 15, 2015

Australia’s Prime Minister Abbott backs iron ore probe into BHP, Rio

Inquiry comes amid claims the mining giants are driving prices down, severely damaging the country's economy .

May 14, 2015

Nautilus Minerals named to 2015 OTCQX Best 50

Nautilus Minerals Inc. is pleased to announce it has been named to the 2015 OTCQX® Best 50, a ranking of 50 top performing companies traded on the OTCQX Best Marketplace…

May 14, 2015

Sign of the times: Western Australia selling $4.1bn in assets as mining revenue drops

The sell-off includes the state's largest general cargo port, Fremantle.

May 13, 2015

Global gold demand drops 1% in Q1, but investments jump — report

Once again Asia drove demand, with China and India alone accounting for 54% of the total.

May 13, 2015

Copper, nickel prices likely to be hit by El Niño event

The recurring phenomenon — a warming of the Pacific Ocean as part of a complex cycle linking atmosphere and ocean — has in the past affected mine output, triggering price…

May 13, 2015

Giving up on iron ore best option for Anglo American — Investec

The bank says Anglo could use the funds it gets for dividends and to invest in its much stronger sectors, copper and diamonds.

May 12, 2015

Mining heavyweights seek to build mid-tier gold producer in $190M Newmarket-Crocodile merger

Several mining industry heavyweights have teamed up in a deal they hope will be the first of many as they seek to build a new mid-tier gold producer.

May 12, 2015

Glencore CEO says rivals pushing mining sector into confidence crisis

Ivan Glasenberg has once again slammed his competitors, who he accuses of damaging the credibility of the mining industry.

May 12, 2015

This is how BHP plans to be the world’s lowest-cost iron ore miner

CEO Andrew Mackenzie announced the firm would cut capital and exploration expenditure to $9 billion in the 2016 financial year from $12.6 billion in 2015.