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Runaway train wreck, copper outages cost BHP $600 million

Three incidents occurred during the second half of 2018 hit BHP's production volumes by 4 million tonnes of iron ore and 70,000 tonnes of copper.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 22, 2019 | 3:10 am

BHP said to owe $215m in underpaid iron ore royalties to Western Australia

State claims BHP used its wholly-owned Singapore marketing hub subsidiary to understate the price of iron ore sold Japan and China buyers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2019 | 3:14 am

Record $93B private capital flows into natural resources

But only sliver of funds raised destined for mining and metals

Frik Els | January 18, 2019 | 2:43 pm

China iron ore, steel hit multi-month highs on trade hopes

Prices of steel and steel-making raw materials in China rose on Friday amid optimism over progress in the U.S.-Sino trade talks.

Reuters | January 18, 2019 | 10:05 am

Government shutdown a double-whammy for American nail maker

The government shutdown is adding to the woes of U.S. companies already paying tariffs for their steel and aluminum.

Bloomberg News | January 18, 2019 | 9:15 am

Brazilian general with mining ties to solve industry-indigenous disputes

General Franklimberg Ribeiro de Freitas’s return to the country’s Indigenous Rights Agency (Funai) is seen by many as positive, as the agency has lost funding and authority on land issues.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 18, 2019 | 3:43 am

Rio Tinto 2018 iron ore shipments rise 2%, copper output jumps 33%

Rio's 2018 iron ore shipments from Australia's Pilbara region totaled 338.2 million tonnes, compared to 330.1 million tonnes the year before.

Reuters | January 17, 2019 | 2:24 pm

LME to launch seven new contracts on March 11, lithium due in Q4

“We believe that these new cash-settled contracts... will help lower barriers to market entry"

Reuters | January 17, 2019 | 9:36 am

Mining the Americas in 2019 — a forecast

Canada's cobalt sector and Ecuador's budding mining sector for copper and gold will be investment hot spots.

MINING.com Editor | January 16, 2019 | 3:27 pm

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