December 22, 2014 Australia cuts iron price forecast 33% on ‘structural change’ The severity of the slide in iron ore prices appears to have caught even the top exporting country's Department of Industry by surprise.
December 19, 2014 UK legislators call for an end to forced labour in Eritrea mines According to the legislators, international mining companies —mainly from Australia, Canada and the U.K— are using the forced labour of Eritreans in their operations.
December 18, 2014 Uranium picks up on Asia’s renewed appetite for nuclear energy China’s increased reliance on nuclear energy and Japan restarting its reactors are only two of the factors driving prices up.
December 18, 2014 Lucapa Diamond to begin mining at its Lulo project in Angola In a first phase the miner plans to target high-grade diamond ore bodies, meeting a target of 14,000 bank cubic metres (bcm) per month.
December 17, 2014 Iron ore hits new low after weakest China imports in 16 years Benchmark iron ore price drops to fresh five-and-a-half-year low after November Chinese imports fall for the first time since 1998.
December 16, 2014 China lowers coal export levies to boost ailing economy The country will cut export tariffs for coal from Jan. 1 as part of broader efforts to drive economic growth.
December 16, 2014 Deep-sea mining pioneer now hunts for resources in space Julian Malnic, the founder of world's first deep-sea miner Nautilus Minerals has joined the board of Deep Space Industries.
December 15, 2014 Newcrest, Harmony set to build one of the world’s lowest-cost gold mines The revised plan for their jointly-owned Wafi-Golpu in PNG will require an initial capital spending cost of $2.3 billion.
December 15, 2014 Australia sees iron ore at $60 as commodities hit budget Australia estimates iron ore will trade at about $60 a metric ton as the biggest slump in the nation’s terms of trade since records began more than 50 years ago…
December 12, 2014 PIC OF THE DAY: Gina Rinehart is an oil painting The larger than life queen of coal and iron ore and her favourite daughter sit down for a feast.
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