March 27, 2015 Scepticism grows over North Korea’s massive rare earth discovery Experts are raising questions about the legitimacy of North Korea's estimated reserves of rare earths, used from computers to cars and defense missiles.
March 26, 2015 Iron ore price output caps called ‘hare brained’ Rio's Sam Walsh says any scheme to artificially prop up prices hovering at six-year lows is "physically not going to work."
March 26, 2015 $60 billion for mining private equity a myth Looking for an exit or a lifeline? Look further says $8 billion fund manager.
March 26, 2015 Glencore shutting down its West Wallsend coal mine in Australia The firm said poor coal prices meant it would not make sense to extend the life of the mine.
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 M. Stanley slashes metals outlook on ‘dormant’ China Investment bank cuts 2015 nickel price forecast by 19%, while copper price estimate is slashed as market moves into oversupply.
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 Belaruskali deal with China dents other players’ chances The move may be the first of many more competitive deals by producers in the potash market, which has historically operated with large joint ventures controlling prices.
March 23, 2015 Zijin Mining buys 10% of Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines Zijn's main interest in Ivanhoe seems to be the Kamoa copper project.
March 20, 2015 China claims coal mine deaths down to record low Coal mine fatalities in China dropped almost 87% to 931 last year from more than 7,000 casualties registered in the sector in 2002, according to official figures recently disclosed.
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