May 18, 2017 China’s building a mega city from scratch – it’s going to suck in lots of steel, copper Forget One Belt, One Road, the impact of Xiongan New Area on copper, iron ore and aluminum prices will be felt much earlier says new report.
May 18, 2017 China successfully mines flammable ice from the South Sea During the mining trial done at a depth of 4,153 feet, engineers extracted each day around 16,000 cubic metres of gas, with methane content of up to 99.5%.
May 15, 2017 Chinalco wants to be sole owner of world’s largest iron ore deposit Move comes barely seven months after Rio Tinto agreed to sell it its stake in Simandou for up to $1.3 billion.
May 15, 2017 BHP ditching ‘Billiton’ in $10 million rebranding move Move comes on the heels of calls from shareholders including activist investor Elliott Management and Australia’s Tribeca Investment Partners for a change of BHP's corporate structure.
May 15, 2017 Eldorado to take full control of Integra Gold as its expands to Canada Move is part of an ongoing effort to strengthen its position in the home country, particularly around the gold-rich Eastern Abitibi region, in Quebec.
May 14, 2017 China and India on aggressive electric vehicle push China and India are rolling out plans to dramatically accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), initiatives that have prompted the IEA to take notice and promise a review its…
May 12, 2017 Iron ore to hit $44 a tonne by 2021 — analysts BMI Research expects prices to continue sliding for at least the next five years on rising supplies from Australia and Brazil and evidence of Chinese demand cooling earlier than expected.
May 10, 2017 Philippines to keep mining law intact, despite new minister appointment The new head of the environment office, Roy Cimatu, has however said he believed it was possible to balance mining and natural resources protection.
May 9, 2017 Glencore puts Tahmoor coal mine up for sale Market rumours point at South32 as the most likely buyer, since the miner decided last month to ditch its $200 million acquisition of Peabody Energy’s coal mine in New South…
May 8, 2017 Coking coal price slumps again Chinese steelmakers overestimated impact of Australian cyclone and the market is now awash in met coal.
Hancock Prospecting, Maaden enter JV to ramp up exploration in Saudi Arabia The JV will oversee exploration, development, mining, sales and marketing of minerals in licensed areas. January 23, 2026 | 12:14 pm
