April 8, 2015

Australia treasurer vows to block Glencore-Rio Tinto merger

This wouldn’t be the first time Hockey hinders a major corporate deal in Australia.

April 6, 2015

A voyage to Baotou: world’s biggest supplier of rare earth minerals

"Hell on earth."

April 4, 2015

This is what will determine if oil prices go up or down

It appears as if oil prices could be on the verge of a rebound, with new data showing that the U.S. oil patch is hitting an inflection point.

April 3, 2015

Mining top executives the gloomiest of all: report

Despite the overall pessimism, mining CEOs remain just as confident on their own company’s growth as they were in previous years.

April 2, 2015

Iron ore price massacre continues

Unprecedented meltdown continues as iron ore price suffers worst trading day in more than year on Thursday bringing weekly loss to eye-watering 15%.

April 2, 2015

China claims to hold over 2 million tonnes of uranium deposits

The country’s uranium deposits have doubled in the last 15 years to more than 350 across the nation.

April 1, 2015

Iron ore price crashes through $50

Iron ore price plummets again on reports Beijing may force 40% of China's steel mills to shut down amid pollution crackdown.

March 31, 2015

Less than half of copper projects needed to meet demand

New report identifies 231 existing copper projects with potential output of nearly 13m tonnes which will more than make up for long-term mine depletion.

March 31, 2015

Iron ore price enters free fall

3.6% plunge to just above $50 a tonne on Tuesday brings year to date losses to 28%.

March 30, 2015

Fresh iron ore price plunge

Iron ore price falls more than 2% on Monday bringing 2015 losses to 25%. Next stop $45 a tonne says new report.