March 25, 2015 Mining private equity: It’s Davis or bust? Until Mick Davis pulls the trigger on X2's $5.6 billion, wishful thinking and unhealthy skepticism will pervade talk around private equity and mining.
March 25, 2015 Australia’s regulator goes after Fortescue for demanding iron ore output cap The competition watchdog did not welcome chairman Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest call for rivals Rio, BHP and Vale to agree to cap production.
March 24, 2015 Rio Tinto, Alcoa step aside for Australia’s largest national park They'll hand back more than 175,000 hectares of prime conservation land they have held since 1971 to West Australia, ditching plans to build a bauxite mine and an alumina refinery…
March 24, 2015 Mining for copper just got a lot cheaper A new study shows the costs of mining for the red metal have steadily declined over the past three years.
March 23, 2015 Chile’s court says Barrick’s Pascua-Lama has not damaged glaciers The country's Environmental Court handed Monday a major victory to Barrick’s besieged Pascua-Lama gold, copper and silver project, straddling the border with Argentina.
March 23, 2015 Cliffs sells Ontario’s Ring of Fire claims to Noront for $20 million The U.S. miner said the sale is part of a strategy to divest non-core assets and focus on supplying iron ore pellets to the North American steel industry.
March 23, 2015 Gold price history in major world currencies vs stock performances The following charts clearly demonstrate gold’s fantastic price appreciation during the past 14 years.
March 23, 2015 South Africa woes cast doubt on BHP spin-off success There are a number of challenges South32 is likely to face, including potential Black Economic Empowerment ownership concessions and power price hikes.
March 22, 2015 Coal projects, port expansion could permanently damage Great Barrier Reef: report The Great Barrier Reef is at risk of permanent damage should huge coalmining and a port development in Queensland go ahead, scientists say in a new report.
March 20, 2015 WA keen to take QLD’s unwanted uranium dollars Western Australia’s Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion says the Queensland government’s decision to ban uranium mining is good news for WA.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
