December 23, 2014 Iron ore price plummets on Chinese black swan talk Iron ore price drops 3.5% Tuesday to levels last seen during the emergence of the spot market.
December 23, 2014 Atlas Iron to take a $900 million write-down It said the exact amount of the impairment is subject to forecast iron ore prices, exchange rates and market conditions when assessed on December 31.
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.
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