June 7, 2013 BHP closes $1.63bn stake sale in Aussie gas venture to PetroChina The news comes less than two months after operator Woodside shelved the project in its current form.
June 6, 2013 The last time Shanghai rebar traded this low iron ore was at $87 Steel yourself: 91% of Asia's steelmakers believe prices wil fall further from today's record lows.
June 5, 2013 Illegal Chinese gold mine workers seized in Ghana It's estimated that 50,000 illegal Chinese gold prospectors are currently operating in Ghana.
June 5, 2013 Blasted furnaces: Chinese steelmakers can’t be more bearish The iron ore rally is holding for now, but struggling Chinese steelmakers now say the worst is yet to come.
June 5, 2013 INFOGRAPHIC: Market intelligence for June 2013 Top 10 silver producing countries in 2012.
June 5, 2013 Marine experts demand Australia stop reef mine, ports plans More than 150 scientists from 33 institutions signed a letter warning the Australian government of the mounting threats to the Great Barrier Reef from new coal ports and other industrial…
June 4, 2013 Falling commodity prices hit Aussie miners the hardest: profits fall 49% The world's 40 largest miners announced a massive $45 billion in writedowns last year.
June 4, 2013 Chinese firms go hunting for gold mines overseas China hosts less than 5% of the world's known gold reserves, while domestic mines are often readily exhausted.
June 4, 2013 Chinese miners eye Glencore Xstrata copper mine in Peru The two firms weighing rival bids are said to be Chinalco Mining Corp International, a subsidiary of China's state-run aluminum group, and Hong Kong-listed MMG Ltd.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
