October 14, 2013 Mining majors rerate as China, iron ore price defy gloom Big 4 enjoy huge market value gains as the price of their most profitable product and the prospects of their number one customer continue to recover.
October 14, 2013 Queensland wait times for exploration approval cut in half “Mining is one of the key pillars of the Queensland economy and streamlining this process will let resource companies get on with business."
October 14, 2013 Rio’s Argyle Phoenix diamond fetches $2 million "We are delighted with the results for the 2013 tender collection which are a reflection of their rarity, provenance and global reach."
October 13, 2013 Slowdown. What slowdown? China’s copper, iron ore imports set records Customs data for September may indicate fears of a Chinese economic slump are overblown.
October 11, 2013 Newmont Mining cuts copper forecasts, gold unchanged Company shows 6% drop in copper production at Australian mine.
October 10, 2013 Most junior miners won’t make it past this fall: McCoach But when the market does recover, it is "going to be a screamer," he says.
October 10, 2013 Buyers line up for JPMorgan’s $3.3bn commodity unit The bank is willing to sell the business to one customer or break it down into various divisions.
October 9, 2013 Major shake-up at Newcrest: CEO and chairman out The gold miner has been under shareholder pressure to make changes following its biggest annual loss in history.
October 9, 2013 Australia’s new uranium generation Fukushima put China's construction programme briefly on hold, but the country's planned reactors look set to spawn a new generation of Australian mines.
October 8, 2013 Diamond-bearing pebble proves comet collided with Earth 28 million years ago The finding is the first definitive proof of a comet exploding in the Earth's atmosphere.
Vale’s iron ore output hits seven-year high in 2025, surpassing Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Vale's iron ore production for 2025 reached 336.1 million tons, up 2.6% from the previous year. January 27, 2026 | 02:18 pm
